METRIC SYSTEM

MASS, CAPACITY, AND LENGTH

What is Length
Length can be a centimeter decimeter a meter
kilometer and etc. Length can be any type of Metric
measurement. In America , we use the metric system. Here
are the metric units. For example: a decimeter is 10
centimeters and a meter is 100 centimeters.
Conversions
A centimeter is 10 millimeters.
A meter is 100 centimeters .
A kilometer is 1000 centimeters.
A decimeter is 10 centimeters.
A liter is 1000 milliliters
Mass
Mass is the amount something is like a brick is 10
pounds or another weight. Mass measures the weight of
something. It is measured with units like pounds tons or
etc.








Capacity
Capacity is liquid. Capacity is basically volume
that something can hold. For example a water bottle can
hold two liters of water. Some measures for capacity are
liters or milliliters to measure how much volume it
might be.