THE METRIC SYSTEM
MASS is measured in GRAMS (G)
VOLUME is measured in LITERS (We have measured it in cubic centimeters CM3….and liquid in MILLILITERS ML. A milliliter is 1/1000 of a liter
LENGTH is measured in METERS (We have used centimeters quite a bit. A centimeter is 1/100 of a meter)
METRIC PREFIXES
KILO means 1,000
HECTO means 100
DEKA means 10
GRAMS, LITERS, and METERS are the BASIC UNITS of measure
DECI means 1/10 or .1
CENTI means 1/100 or .01
MILLI means 1/1000 or .001