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The Metric System of Measurement
| category |
units and metric relationship |
| length |
10 millimetres [mm] |
= |
1 centimetre |
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10 centimetres [cm] |
= |
1 decimetre |
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10 decimetres [dm] |
= |
1 metre |
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10 metres [m] |
= |
1 decametre |
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10 decametres [dam] |
= |
1 hectometre |
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10 hectometres [hm] |
= |
1 kilometre |
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1000 metres [m] |
= |
1 kilometre [km] |
| |
| area |
100 square mm |
= |
1 square cm |
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10 000 square cm |
= |
1 square metre |
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100 square metres |
= |
1 are |
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100 ares |
= |
1 hectare |
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10 000 square metres |
= |
1 hectares |
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100 hectares |
= |
1 square kilometre |
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1 000 000 square metres |
= |
1 square kilometre |
| |
| Volume |
1000 mm3 |
= |
1 cm3 |
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1000 cm3 |
= |
1 dm3 |
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1000 dm3 |
= |
1 m3 |
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1 000 000 cm3 |
= |
1 m3 |
| |
| Capacity |
10 millilitres |
= |
1 centilitre |
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10 centilitres |
= |
1 decilitre |
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10 decilitres |
= |
1 litre |
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1000 litres |
= |
1 m3 |
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| Mass |
1000 grams |
= |
1 kilogram |
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1000 kilograms |
= |
1 tonne |
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| Note: The difference between volume and capacity is there for historical reasons only |
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