Measuring in Metric Units Course 2 Chapter 1-4

Length millimeter (mm) about the thickness of a dime centimeter (cm) about the width of your little finger meter (m) about the distance from the doorknob to the floor kilometer (km) about the length of 11 football fields

Capacity milliliter (mL) a small spool holds about 5 mL liter (L) a little more than a quart

Mass milligram (mg) about the mass of a mosquito gram (g) about the mass of a paper clip kilogram (kg) about the mass of a bunch of bananas

Basic Units Length  meter Mass  gram Capacity  liter

Changing Metric Units Unit kilo- meter hecto- deca- deci- centi- milli- Symbol km hm dam m dm cm mm Value 1000m 100m 10m 1m .1m .01m .001m