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The
International System of Units is called "SI"
and is the Metric Measurement used in America.
milligram
(mg)
Use the symbol
mg
1 one thousandths from a gram
(0.001 g)
We trust the accuracy in
science and medicine
because there are exactly
1000 milligrams
in 1 gram.
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Larger
Measurement from a
milligram
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Remember, milli
is the prefix meaning 1 one thousandth (0.001).
So there are exactly 1000 milligrams
in the unit of measure gram
and 1 gram
is
simply written 1 g
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Larger
Measurement from a gram
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Remember, kilo
is the prefix
meaning 1000 times as much.
So, 1 000 g (grams) is the mass
of 1 kg (kilogram).
Pronounced "KILL-oh-gram"
NOT "kill-AH-gram".
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Larger
Measurement from a
kilogram
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There are exactly 1000 kg (kilograms)
in 1 t (spelled tonne) (said "ton")
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DID
YOU KNOW? ( Video)
that you can divide 1 meter
by exactly 10 equal parts
(10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm)
then make
a cube (1000 cmณ) of it to fill with
water
and you will find that it contains
exactly 1 L (1 liter)
(1000 mL)
of water
and is the mass of exactly 1
kg (1 kilogram) (1000 g)
ALL SIMPLY RELATED IN 10!
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AND THAT
"centimeters,
milliliters, milligrams"
(VIDEO CLIP) |
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1 cmณ (1 cubic centimeter)
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filled with water contains exactly
1 mL (1 milliliter) |
and is the
mass
of exactly 1 g
(1 gram) |
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CLICK
ON PICTURES
FOR
VIDEO LEARNING!
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VIDEO CLIP
"The
Metric
System"
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CLICK ON
PICTURE
BELOW
FOR
VIDEO CLIPS
milligram
Video
Narrated
with music
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