Clark County Board of Education
Shearer Elementary
Metric Units of Length
The meter is the basic unit
1,000 meters = 1 Kilometer
100 meters = 1 hectometer
10 meters = 1 decameter
10 decimeters = 1 meter
100 centimeters = 1 meter
1,000 millimeters = 1 meter
Customary Units of Temperature:
Celsius
Freezing 0o
Body Temp. 37o
Boiling 100o
Metric Units of Weight
The gram is the basic unit
1,000 milligrams = 1 gram
1,000 grams = 1 kilograms
Metric Units of Capacity
The Liter is the basic unit
1,000 milliliters = 1 liter
1,000 liters = 1 kiloliter
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