Metric System

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The metric system is a universal system of measurements. It is based on powers of 10. Every step is a power of 10.

In 1 meter there are 10 decimeters, 100 centimeters, and 1000 millimeters. In 1 kilometer, there are 10 hectameters, 100 decameters, 1000 meters, 10,000 decimeters, 100,000 centimeters, and 1,000,000 millimeters.


             kilo-   ______
                           \                         
             hecta-  ______/                        /|\
                           \        |                |
             deca-   ______/        |                |
                           \        |                |
       (basic unit)  ______/        |                |Move up the chart -
                           \        |                |move the decimal
             deci-   ______/        |                |to the left
                           \        |Move down the   |
             centi-  ______/        |chart - move    |
                           \        |the decimal to  |
             milli-  ______/        |the right
                                   \|/