1. Metric System – Things to Remember
Uses the decimal system because it is based in the powers of 10……
10, 100, 1000, etc.

2. Metric System – Things to Remember
Attribute – Length
Kilometer – km
Meter – m
Centimeter – cm
Millimeter - mm

3. Metric System – Things to Remember
Attribute – Capacity
Kiloliter – kl
Liter – l
Milliliter- ml

4. Metric System – Things to Remember
Attribute – Mass
Kilogram – kg
gram – g
Milligram - mg

5. Metric System – Things to Remember
Prefix Meanings
Kilo – 1000
Centi – 1/100
Milli – 1/1000

6. Metric System – There are:
1000 meters in 1 kilometer.
100 centimeters in 1 meter.
1000 millimeters in 1 meter.
10 millimeters in 1 centimeter.
(base word is interchangeable)