The Metric System uses the following units of measure for length,
weight, and capacity. The abbreviation for each unit is in parentheses.
Metric System
Length
Weight
Capacity
centimeter (cm)
centigram (cg)
centiliter (cl)
decimeter (dm)
decigram (dg)
deciliter (dl)
meter (m)
gram (g)
liter (l)
kilometer (km)
kilogram (kg)
kiloliter (kl)
Learn to change a measurement from one unit measure to another unit measure. Look
at the examples below.
10 cm = 1 dm
10 cg = 1 dg
10 cl = 1 dl
10 dm = 1 m
10 dg = 1 g
10 dl = 1 l
1000 m = 1 km
1000 g = 1 kg
1000 l = 1 kl
Complete the following problems.
10 cm =
dm
10 dm =
m
1000 m =
km
30 cm =
dm
50 dm =
m
100 cm =
m
90 cm =
dm
300 cm =
dm
5000 m =
km
10 cg =
dg
10 dg =
g
1000 g =
kg
80 cg =
dg
40 dg =
g
7000 g =
kg
10 cl =
dl
10 dl =
l
1000 l =
kl
50 cl =
dl
60 dl =
l
9000 l =
kl
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