Metric System

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hectogram

hg

Hecto

metric prefix that means hundred (100)

Centi

metric prefix that means one hundredth (.01)

Deci

metric prefix that means one tenth (.1)

Kilo

metric prefix that means one thousand (1,000)

Deka

metric prefix that means ten (10)

milligram

mg

Millimeter

mm

Liter

the metric unit for volume or capacity

Mass

the weight of an object

Milli

A metric prefix that means one thousandth (.001)

KHDuDCM

Kilo-. Hecto-, Deca-, UNIT, deci-, centi-, milli-

liter

L

Length

Measure from one end of an object to another

Meter

Metric term for length

Gram

The metric unit for weight or mass

centiliter

cL

centigram

cg

centimeter

cm

deciliter

dL

decigram

dg

dekaliter

dkL

dekagram

dkg

dekameter

dkm

decimeter

dm

gram

g

hectoliter

hL

hectometer

hm

kiloliter

kL

kilogram

kg

kilometer

km

Meter

m

milliliter

mL

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something to help remember metrics kilo,hecto,deca,UNIT,deci,centi,milli

volume

the amount of space an object takes up

One

the base unit; meter, liter, gram


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