What are the basic units of length, mass, volume, and temperature in the metric system?
2006-09-14 12:59:58 · 6 answers · asked by Angie010 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
length, meter
mass, gram
volume, liter
and temperature, centigrade
2006-09-14 13:03:43 · answer #1 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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
We abbreviate these lengths as follows:
1 millimeter = 1 mm
1 centimeter = 1 cm
1 meter = 1 m
1 decimeter = 1 dm
1 kilometer = 1 km
For reference, 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.
Volume
The standard unit of volume in the metric system is the liter. One liter is equal to 1000 cubic centimeters in volume. Other units of volume and their equivalents in liters are as follows:
1 milliliter = 0.001 liter
1 centiliter = 0.01 liter
1 deciliter = 0.1 liter
1 kiloliter = 1000 liters
Here is the website where you could find the others. I just pasted and copied what I found for you.
2006-09-14 20:02:50 · answer #2 · answered by Stephanie F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
length: 1 meter
mass: 1 kilogram
volume: 1 cubic meter
temperature: 1 grade Celsius
2006-09-14 20:03:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Meter, gram, cubic centimeters, degrees Celsius?
2006-09-14 20:04:32 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kilo, hecto, deci, milli, deca, centi
those are the prefixes
length is meters i.e kilometer
mass is grams
volume is liters ie millileters
temp is celcius
2006-09-14 20:02:33 · answer #5 · answered by tauruszodiacfreak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
metre, kilogram, litre and kelvins
This website has them on ..
http://www.thinkmetric.org.uk/index.html
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2006-09-14 20:04:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋