Question

metric system vocabulary worksheet
fill in the definitions for each term
metric system term\tdefinition (fill in)
meter (m)
liter (l)
gram (g)
kilometer (km)
milliliter (ml)
milligram (mg)
centimeter (cm)
temperature (celsius, °c)
hectometer (hm)
deciliter (dl)
kilogram (kg)
micrometer (μm)
nanometer (nm)

Explanation:

• Meter (m): The base unit of length in the metric system, defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299792458 of a second.
• Liter (L): A unit of volume, equal to one - cubic decimeter.
• Gram (g): The base unit of mass in the metric system.
• Kilometer (km): A unit of length equal to 1000 meters.
• Milliliter (mL): A unit of volume, equal to one - thousandth of a liter.
• Milligram (mg): A unit of mass, equal to one - thousandth of a gram.
• Centimeter (cm): A unit of length, equal to one - hundredth of a meter.
• Temperature (Celsius, °C): A metric unit for measuring temperature where 0°C is the freezing point of water and 100°C is the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure.
• Hectometer (hm): A unit of length equal to 100 meters.
• Deciliter (dL): A unit of volume, equal to one - tenth of a liter.
• Kilogram (kg): The base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1000 grams.
• Micrometer (μm): A unit of length, equal to one - millionth of a meter.
• Nanometer (nm): A unit of length, equal to one - billionth of a meter.

Answer:

• Meter (m): The base unit of length in the metric system, based on the speed of light.
• Liter (L): Unit of volume equivalent to 1 cubic decimeter.
• Gram (g): Base unit of mass in the metric system.
• Kilometer (km): 1000 - meter unit of length.
• Milliliter (mL): One - thousandth of a liter (volume unit).
• Milligram (mg): One - thousandth of a gram (mass unit).
• Centimeter (cm): One - hundredth of a meter (length unit).
• Temperature (Celsius, °C): Metric temperature scale with water's freezing point at 0°C and boiling point at 100°C.
• Hectometer (hm): 100 - meter unit of length.
• Deciliter (dL): One - tenth of a liter (volume unit).
• Kilogram (kg): SI base unit of mass, 1000 grams.
• Micrometer (μm): One - millionth of a meter (length unit).
• Nanometer (nm): One - billionth of a meter (length unit).