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-Learn units of measurement from the metric system and their scientific notation
-Learn what the standard units of measure are
-Learn what common prefixes for measurements are
In this packet you will learn what to use from the metric system to measure various items. You will also learn what common prefixes do to the standard units of measurement from the metric system as well as the way of writing these prefixes in standard notation.
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Length, Mass and Volume Units:
METER- used for measuring length
KILOGRAM- used for measuring mass
LITER- used for measuring volume of liquids
How much of a Unit?:
DECI- one tenth
CENTI- one hundreth
MILLI- one thousandth
MICRO- one millionth
NANO- one billionth
DECA- ten
HECTO- one hundred
KILO- one thousand
MEGA- one million
GIGA- one billion
