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VIDEO CLIP
DID YOU KNOW?
that you can divide 1 meter
by exactly 10 equal parts
(10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm)...

then make a cube
(1000 cm³) 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!

The International System of Units is called "SI"
and is the Metric Measurement used in America.
millimeter (mm)
also spelled millimetre
1 one thousandth from
a meter (0.001 m)
There are exactly 1000 m (millimeters) in the
Base Unit of measure meter.

Use the symbol mm

1 millimeter
(1 mm)

Remember, milli is the
prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
So 1 one thousandth of the
base unit meter
being 1 millimeter is simply
written 1 mm

1 mm (1 millimeter)
about the thickness of an
ordinary paper clip.

A guitar string can be
about 1mm thick.

The thickness of a credit card
is
about 1 mm thick.

3 mm of rain wouldn't keep
you from a
pleasant day of golf.

35 mm of rain is
a torrential downpour.

Rainfall is measured in millimeters.

Film for this camera is
35 mm

1000 mm (millimeters) 1 meter

If a "dime" is about
1 mm (millimeter) thick, then 1000 dimes placed side by side would be

Rainfall is measured in millimeters (mm)

Snowfall is measured in centimeters (cm)

Larger Measurement from a millimeter

1 centimeter (1 cm)	Remember, centi is the prefix meaning 1 one hundredth of the base unit meter. So, 1 one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m) is simply written 1 cm
Larger Measurement from a centimeter
1 meter (1 m)	Remember meter is the Base Unit for Length and all other Units are derived from it. There are exactly 1000 millimeters (1000 mm) in 1 meter (1 m)
Larger Measurement from a meter
1 kilometer (1 km)	Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning 1000 times as much. So, one thousand meters (1000 m) being the length of 1 kilometer, is simply written 1 km which is pronounced "KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur".

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"The
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System"

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millimeter
Video!

Video Narrated
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•

1 cm³ (1 cubic centimeter)

filled with water contains exactly
1 mL (1 milliliter)

and is the mass of exactly
1 g (1 gram)

•

"centimeters milliliters milligrams"

VIDEO CLIP

The International System of Units is called "SI" and is the Metric Measurement used in America. millimeter (mm) also spelled millimetre 1 one thousandth from a meter (0.001 m) There are exactly 1000 m (millimeters) in the Base Unit of measure meter.

Use the symbol mm

1 millimeter (1 mm)

Remember, milli is the prefix meaning 1 one thousandth (0.001). So 1 one thousandth of the base unit meter being 1 millimeter is simply written 1 mm

1 mm (1 millimeter) about the thickness of an ordinary paper clip.

A guitar string can be about 1mm thick.

The thickness of a credit card is about 1 mm thick.

3 mm of rain wouldn't keep you from a pleasant day of golf.

35 mm of rain is a torrential downpour. Rainfall is measured in millimeters.

Film for this camera is 35 mm

If a "dime" is about 1 mm (millimeter) thick, then 1000 dimes placed side by side would be

1 centimeter (1 cm)

Remember, centi is the prefix meaning 1 one hundredth of the base unit meter. So, 1 one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m) is simply written 1 cm

1 meter (1 m)

Remember meter is the Base Unit for Length and all other Units are derived from it. There are exactly 1000 millimeters (1000 mm) in 1 meter (1 m)

1 kilometer (1 km)

Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning 1000 times as much. So, one thousand meters (1000 m) being the length of 1 kilometer, is simply written 1 km which is pronounced "KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur".

The International System of Units is called "SI"
and is the Metric Measurement used in America.
millimeter (mm)
also spelled millimetre
1 one thousandth from
a meter (0.001 m)
There are exactly 1000 m (millimeters) in the
Base Unit of measure meter.

1 millimeter
(1 mm)

Remember, milli is the
prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
So 1 one thousandth of the
base unit meter
being 1 millimeter is simply
written 1 mm

1 mm (1 millimeter)
about the thickness of an
ordinary paper clip.

A guitar string can be
about 1mm thick.

The thickness of a credit card
is
about 1 mm thick.

3 mm of rain wouldn't keep
you from a
pleasant day of golf.

35 mm of rain is
a torrential downpour.

Rainfall is measured in millimeters.

Film for this camera is
35 mm

If a "dime" is about
1 mm (millimeter) thick, then 1000 dimes placed side by side would be

1 centimeter
(1 cm)

Remember, centi is the prefix meaning
1 one hundredth of the base unit meter.
So, 1 one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m)
is simply written 1 cm

1 meter
(1 m)

Remember meter is the
Base Unit for Length
and all other Units are derived from it.
There are exactly 1000 millimeters
(1000 mm) in 1 meter (1 m)

1 kilometer
(1 km)

Remember, kilo is the prefix meaning
1000 times as much.
So, one thousand meters (1000 m)
being the length of 1 kilometer,
is simply written 1 km which is pronounced
"KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur".