Measurements

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STANDARD MEASURES

Length or Distance                                                                    in.

Capacity or Volume                                                                       oz.

Weight or Mass                                                                          oz.

METRIC MEASURES

• we multiply by 10 each time we move to the next larger unit.

• we divide by 10 each time we move to the next smaller unit.

 

Length or Distance

The basic unit is the meter.
A meter is close to a yard in length (1 meter = 1.093 yd.).
There are 1000 meters in a kilometer, and 1000 millimeters in a meter.

 

kilometer	1,000 meters	km.
hectometer	100 meters	hm.
dekameter	10 meters	dam.
meter	1 meter	m.
decimeter	0.1 meters	dm.
centimeter	0.01 meters	cm.
millilmeter	0.001 meters	mm.

Capacity or Volume

The basic unit is the liter.
A liter measures approximately a quart (1 liter = 1.056 qt.)

There are 1000 liters in a kiloliter, and 1000 milliliters in a liter.
 

kiloliter	1,000 liters	kl.
hectoliter	100 liters	hl.
dekaliter	10 liters	dal.
liter	1 liter	l.
deciliter	0.1 liters	dl.
centiliter	0.01 liters	cl.
milliliter	0.001 liters	ml.

 

Weight or Mass

The basic unit is the gram.

Ten grams measure approximately 1/3 ounce (1 gram = .035 oz.) and there are about 2.2 lbs. in a kilogram.

There are 1000 grams in a kilogram, and 1000 milligrams in a gram.
 

kilogram	1,000 grams	kg.
hectogram	100 grams	hg.
dekagram	10 grams	dag.
gram	1 gram	g.
decigram	0.1 grams	dg.
centigram	0.01 grams	cg.
milligram	0.001 grams	mg.