Metric

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 0^o

Body Temp. 37^o

Boiling 100^o

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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