Measuring In Metric Units

The metric system is a decimal system of measurement.

Meter

Meter (m)

Bench

mark

: The h

eig

ht

of

a c

hair

Basic unit for length

Millimeter (mm)Benchmark:The width of a dime

Centimeter (cm)

Benchmark:Width of a large

paperclip

Kilometer (km)

Benchmark: The combined

length of 9 football fields

MassAmount of

matter that an

object has

Gram (g)

Bench

mark

:Sm

all

pap

erc

lip

Milligram (mg)

Benchmark:One grain of

sugar

Kilogram (kg)Benchmark: Textbook

CapacityMeasure of the amount

that a container can hold

Lite

r (L

)Benchmark:

One large water bottle

Milliliter (mL)Benchmark: Eyedropper

Kiloliter (kL)Benchmark:

Eight large trash cans

Vidao

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