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Metric system
- form of measurement, formally called the International System of Units (S.I.)
*Benefits: it's a decimal system and units of measurement linked to units of other categories of measurement.
Units differ by a factor or power of 10
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Measurement Prefixes
- consistent across categories of measurement.
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Kilo-
1,000 meters
kilometer (km)
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Hecto-
100 meters
hectometer (hm)
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Deka-
10 meters
dekameter (dam)
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Deci-
1/10 meter
decimeter (dm)
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Centi-
1/100 meter
centimeter (cm)
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Milli-
1/1000
millimeter (mm)
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Units of Capacity
Liters (basic unit of measurement)
ex: 1000 milliliters (mL) = 1 liter (L)
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Units of Mass/Weight
Kilogram (basic measurement) - weight w/gravitational force (mass doesn't change)
1000 grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg)
1000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram (g)