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Metric system notes The basic metric unit of **length** is the _________________. This could be the height, length, width, perimeter or even the circumference. Tools used to measure the length include _______________________ and _____________________________ . The basic metric unit to measure the **volume of liquids** is the __________. Volume tells how much _______________ something takes up. Use a __________________ ___________________ to measure the volume of a liquid. The basic unit of measure for **mass** is the _____________________. Mass means how much_______________________ is in something. To measure the mass use a ____________________________________. The metric system is based on powers of _____________. We add prefixes to change the basic metric measures. The mnemonic to remember prefixes is: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ These prefixes change the basic measures making them more or less. Centi = ___________________ Kilpo = ________________________ Milli = ____________________ deci = ________________________ The trick to remember if something is a metric unit is to look for:

_______________, _________________ or ________________ in the word. Give some examples of metric units: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________  Give some examples of standard/customary units: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________  To convert to a smaller unit remember: ___________________________  Convert these measures: 1kg = _____________g 5.12m = _______________ cm 4.6 L = _____________ml 99cm = _______________ mm  to convert to a larger unit remember _____________________________  convert these measures 1000 L = ______________kl 251 cm = _______________m 6 mm = _______________ m 342 g = _______________ kg