Metric Units

Length
1 (mm) = 0.001 (m)
1 (cm) = 0.01 (m)
1 (dm) = 0.1 (m)
1 (dam) = 10 (m)
1 (hm) = 100 (m)
1 (km) = 1,000 (m)

Area
1 (mm2) = 0.000001 (m2)
1 (cm2) = 0.0001 (m2)
1 (dm2) = 0.01 (m2)
1 (dam2) = 100 (m2)
1 (hm2) = 10,000 (m2)
1 (km2) = 1,000,000 (m2)

Capacity
1 (mL) = 0.001 (L)
1 (cL) = 0.01 (L)
1 (dL) = 0.1 (L)
1 (daL) = 10 (L)
1 (hL) = 100 (L)
1 (kL) = 1,000 (L)

Relationship Between
the Units of Capacity and Cubic Units
1 (L) = 1,000 (cm3)
1 (mL) = 1 (cm3)

Weight/Mass
1 (mg) = 0.001 (g)
1 (cg) = 0.01 (g)
1 (dg) = 0.1 (g)
1 (dag) = 10 (g)
1 (hg) = 100 (g)
1 (kg) = 1,000 (g)
1 (t) = 1,000 (kg)

      mm: millimeter
      cm: centimeter
      dm: decimeter
      m: meter
      dam: dekameter
      hm: hectometer
      km: kilometer

      mL: milliliter
      cL: centiliter
      dL: deciliter
      daL: dekaliter
      hL: hectoliter
      kL: kiloliter

      mg: milligram
      cg: centigram
      dg: decigram
      dag: dekagram
      hg: hectogram
      kg: kilogram
      t: metric ton

 

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