Measurement units
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Created by:
MrBott Plus on February 7, 2012
Description:
Units, prefixes, and abbreviations for mass, distance, and volume
Classes:
shelley & stacey lcc, WAB Math 7C (2011-12)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 meter | base unit for measuring length or distance |
| gram | base unit for measuring mass or weight |
| liter | base unit for measuring volume |
| 1000 | kilo- |
| 100 | hecto- |
| 10 | deka- |
| 1/10 or 0.1 | deci- |
| 1/100 or 0.01 | centi- |
| 1/1000 or 0.001 | milli- |
| m | abbreviation for meter |
| L | abbreviation for liter |
| g | abbreviation for gram |
| km | abbreviation for kilometer |
| cm | abbreviation for centimeter |
| mm | abbreviation for millimeter |
| kg | abbreviation for kilogram |
| mg | abbreviation for milligram |
| mL | abbreviation for milliliters |
| 1000 g = ? kg | 1 kg |
| 1000 m = ? km | 1 km |
| 1000 mm = ? m | 1 m |
| 1000 mg = ? g | 1 g |
| 100 cm = ? m | 1 m |
| 1000 mL = ? L | 1 L |
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