The standard unit of length in the metric system is the meter. Other units of length and their equivalents in meters are as follows: 1 millimeter = 0.001 meter 1 centimeter = 0.01 meter 1 decimeter = 0.1 meter 1 kilometer = 1000 meters
For example, 1 meter is a little longer than 1 yard or 3 feet. It is about half the height of a very tall adult. A centimeter is nearly the diameter of a dime, a little less than half an inch. A millimeter is about the thickness of a dime.
Other examples of the Metric System: 1 KILOMETER = 1000 METER 1 LITERS = 1000 MILLILITER 1 LITER = 4.2268 CUPS 1 LITER = 2.1134 PINTS 100 CENTIGRAMS = 1 GRAM 1 METER = 3.28 FEET
The standard unit of length in the metric system is the meter. Other units of length and their equivalents in meters are as follows:
1 millimeter = 0.001 meter
1 centimeter = 0.01 meter
1 decimeter = 0.1 meter
1 kilometer = 1000 meters
For example, 1 meter is a little longer than 1 yard or 3 feet. It is about half the height of a very tall adult. A centimeter is nearly the diameter of a dime, a little less than half an inch. A millimeter is about the thickness of a dime.
Other examples of the Metric System:
1 KILOMETER = 1000 METER
1 LITERS = 1000 MILLILITER
1 LITER = 4.2268 CUPS
1 LITER = 2.1134 PINTS
100 CENTIGRAMS = 1 GRAM
1 METER = 3.28 FEET
120 MILLIMETER = 12 CENTIMETER
1 GRAM = 0.0022 POUNDS
109990000 GRAMS = 109990 KILOGRAM
987654 DECILITER = 9876.54 DECALITER
17 METER ~ 51FEET
For example, 1 liter is a little more than 1 quart. One teaspoon equals about 5 milliliters.
Also 1 gram is about the mass of a paper clip. One kilogram is about the mass of a liter of water.
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