METRIC UNITS

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UNIT

MEASURES?

MARKER FOR?

EQUAL TO ? M/G/L/S

METER

LENGTH

2 M = DOOR HEIGHT

1 M

CENTIMETER

LENGTH

WIDTH OF LITTLE FINGERNAIL

100 CM = 1 M

MILLIMETER

LENGTH

THICKNESS OF A DIME

1,000 MM = 1 M

KILOMETER

LENGTH

0.62 MILES

1,000 M = 1 KM

GRAM

MASS

5 G = 1 NICKEL OR 1 G = 1 PAPERCLIP

1 G = 1 G

MILLIGRAM

MASS

1 MG = GRAIN OF SAND

1,000 MG = 1 G

KILOGRAM

MASS

1 KG = ALMOST 1/2 POUND

1 KG = 1,000 G

LITER

VOLUME

1 LITER = ALMOST A QUART

1 L = 1 L

MILLILITER

VOLUME

1 ML = 20 DROPS

1,000 ML = 1 L