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Units of Measure
Section 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Unit of length | meter (m) |
| Unit of weight | gram (g) |
| Unit of volume | liter (L) |
| Kilo | 1000 (k) |
| Hecto | 100 (h) |
| Deka | 10 (da) |
| Base | 1 (m, g, L) |
| deci- | 0.01 (d) |
| Centi- | 0.01 (c) |
| mili- | 0.001 (m) |
| micro- | 0.000001 mc |
| 1 Kilogram (kg) | 1000 gm |
| 1 Gram (g) | 1000 mg (1/1000 of a kg) |
| 1 Milligram (mg) | 1000 mcg (or 1/1000 of a g) |
| 1 Liter (L) | 1000 mL |
| 1 Milliliter (mL) | 1 cubic centimeter (cc) |
| 1 Meter (m) | 100 centimeter (cm) |
| 1 kilogram (kg) | 1000 grams |
| 1 hectogram (hg) | 100 grams |
| 1 dekagram (dag) | 10 grams |
| 1 gram (gm) | 1 gram |
| 1 centigram (cg) | 0.01 gram |
| 1 milligram (mg) | 0.001 gram |
| 1 microgram (mcg) | 0.000001 gram |
| 1 nanogram (ng) | 0.000000001 gram |
| 1 mcg | 0.001 mg |
| 1 mg | 1000 mcg |
| 1 g | 1000 mg |
| 1 Kg | 1000 g |
| 1 mL | 1000 mcL |
| 1 L | 1000 mL |
| 1 fl. oz | 30 mL |
| 1 pint | 16 fl oz = 480 |
| 1 quart | 32 fl oz = 946 mL |
| 1 gallon | 128 fl. oz = 3785 |
| 1 grain (gr) | 65 mg |
| 1 mL | 1 cc |
| 1 ounce (apothecary) | 480 grains = 31.1 g |
| 1 lb(apothecary) | 373.2 g |
| 1 fluid dram (apothecary) | 1 tsp = 5 mL |
| 1 ounce (avoirdupois systems) | 30 g |
| 1 pound (avoirdupois systems) | 454 g |
| 1 kg | 2.2 lbs |