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3-7 "Using the Metric System" "Ident. Appropriate Metric Meas." |
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| Type | Unit | Example |
| Length | millimeter (mm) | ≈ thickness of a dime |
| Length | centimeter (cm) | ≈ width of a nickel |
| Length | meter (m) | ≈ like a yard |
| Length | kilometer (km) | ≈ 1/2 a mile |
| Capacity | milliliter (mL) | ≈ 5 drops |
| Capacity | liter (L) | ≈ like a quart |
| Mass | milligram (mg) | ≈ speck of sawdust |
| Mass | gram (g) | ≈ like a paper clip |
| Mass | kilogram (kg) | ≈ 2 lbs, 1/2 this book |
| milli- | centi- | deci- | UNIT | deka- | hecto- | kilo- | |
| Length | millimeter (mm) |
centimeter (cm) |
decimeter (dm) |
meter (m) |
dekameter (dam) |
hectometer (hm) |
kilometer (km) |
| Capacity | milliliter (mL) |
centiliter (cL) |
deciliter (dL) |
liter (L) |
dekaliter (daL) |
hectoliter (hL) |
kiloliter (kL) |
| Mass | milligram (mg) |
centigram (cg) |
decigram (dg) |
gram (g) |
dekagram (dag) |
hectogram (hg) |
kilogram (kg) |
