THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF MEASUREMENT AND METRIC CONVERSION

METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT The metric system is a system of

measuring. It has three basic units: m the meter for length kg the kilogram for mass S the second for time With those three simple measurements 

we can measure nearly everything in the world!

METRIC TABLE A decimal system of units based on the

meter as a unit length, the kilogram as a unit mass, and the second as a unit time.

METER The fundamental unit of length in the metric

system, equal to 100 centimeters or approximately 39.37 inches.

KILOGRAM The base unit of mass in the International

System, equal to 1,000 grams (2.2046 pounds).

SECOND A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a

minute.

MEASURING TOOLS

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