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Metric System (IS)
Question | Answer |
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metric system | is a measurement system based on our decimal (base 10) number system. |
Meters measure | length or distance |
One millimeter | is about the thickness of a dime. |
One centimeter | is about the width of a large paper clip or your fingernail |
A meter | is about the width of a doorway |
A kilometer | is about 10 football fields or 6 blocks |
1.6 kilometers | is about 1 mile |
Grams | are used to measure mass or the weight of an object. |
A milligram | weighs about as much as a grain of salt. |
1 gram | weighs about as much as a small paper clip. |
1 kilogram | weighs about as much as 6 apples or 2 pounds |
Liters | measure liquids or capacity |
1 milliliter | is about the amount of one drop |
1 liter | is half of a 2 liter bottle of Coke or other soda |
A kiloliter | would be about 500 2-liter bottles of soda. |