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unit better used for measuring a set of encyclopedias

kilograms

unit better used for measuring a tv

kilograms

units used for length

kilometer, centimeter, millimeter

volume core units

liter

length core unit

meter

units used for mass

milligram, kilogram

units used for volume

milliliter, kiloliter, cm^3

unit better used for measuring how much water a mouse drinks in one day

milliliters

unit better used for measuring a paper back book

millimeters

a meter is equal to how many km

.001

a meter is equal to how many mm

1,000

how many meters are in a km

1,000

150 cm equals to how many mms

1,500 mm

deka (dk)

10 or x 10

a meter is equal to how many cm

100

hecto (H)

100 meters

kilo (k)

1000 or x 1000

milli (m)

1000th or 1/1000

centi (cm)

100th or 1/100

deci (d)

10th

1.5m equals to how many cms

150 cm

200 cm equals to how many mms

2,000 mm

2m equals to how many cms

200 cm

a meter is almost equal to how many inches

39 inches

.7 m equals to how many mms

700 mm

Mass meaning

The amount of matter in an object

length meaning

The distance between two points

volume meaning

amount of space an object takes up

tools used for mass

balance

tools used for volume

graduated cylinder, beaker, ruler

mass core units

gram

km is about

half a mile

tools used for length

ruler and metric stick


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