front 1 Metric system | back 1 - 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 |
front 2 Measurement Prefixes | back 2 - consistent across categories of measurement. |
front 3 Kilo- | back 3 1,000 meters kilometer (km) |
front 4 Hecto- | back 4 100 meters hectometer (hm) |
front 5 Deka- | back 5 10 meters dekameter (dam) |
front 6 Deci- | back 6 1/10 meter decimeter (dm) |
front 7 Centi- | back 7 1/100 meter centimeter (cm) |
front 8 Milli- | back 8 1/1000 millimeter (mm) |
front 9 Units of Capacity | back 9 Liters (basic unit of measurement) ex: 1000 milliliters (mL) = 1 liter (L) |
front 10 Units of Mass/Weight | back 10 Kilogram (basic measurement) - weight w/gravitational force (mass doesn't change) 1000 grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg) 1000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram (g) |