Mathamatical measurments Buglawton
10mm=1cm 100cm=1m 1000m=1km
Examples
You would use centimetres for measuring a handspan.
To measure a pencils width you would use milliemeters.
You would use meters to measure the length of a play ground.
To measure a country you would use kilometres.
10ml=1cl 100cl=1l 1000l=1kl
Examples
To measure the amount of a cup of water you would use centilitres.
You would measure a large bottle of pop using litres.
To measure a teaspoon of liquid you would use millilitres.
You would measure the sea in killolitres
10mg=1cg 100cg=1g 1000g=1kg
You would weigh an apple in grams.
To weigh a person you would use kilograms.
You would weigh a pencil in centegrams.
To weigh a grain of rice you would use milligrams.