Metric System Metric System – – Things to Things to RememberRemember

Uses the decimal Uses the decimal system because it is system because it is based in the powers of based in the powers of 10……10……

10, 100, 1000, etc.10, 100, 1000, etc.

Metric System Metric System – – Things to Things to RememberRemember

Attribute – LengthAttribute – LengthKilometer – kmKilometer – km

Meter – mMeter – m

Centimeter – cmCentimeter – cm

Millimeter - mmMillimeter - mm

Metric System Metric System – – Things to Things to RememberRemember

Attribute – Attribute – CapacityCapacityKiloliter – klKiloliter – kl

Liter – lLiter – l

Milliliter- mlMilliliter- ml

Metric System Metric System – – Things to Things to RememberRemember

Attribute – MassAttribute – MassKilogram – kgKilogram – kg

gram – ggram – g

Milligram - mgMilligram - mg

Metric System Metric System – – Things to Things to RememberRemember

Prefix MeaningsPrefix Meanings

Kilo – 1000Kilo – 1000

Centi – 1/100Centi – 1/100

Milli – 1/1000Milli – 1/1000

Metric System Metric System – –

There are: There are:

1000 1000 metersmeters in 1 in 1 kilometer.kilometer.

100 centimeters in 1 100 centimeters in 1 meter.meter.

1000 millimeters in 1 1000 millimeters in 1 meter.meter.

10 millimeters in 1 10 millimeters in 1 centimeter.centimeter.

(base word is interchangeable)(base word is interchangeable)