Caterpillar

Caterpillar: an entertaining way to learn metric units for length, weight, and capacity. (Courtesy Umapalata.)

Remember that the names for the metric measures come with a combination of Latin and Greek prefixes. (You can always rehearse the names using the tables at the bottom of the page.)

LINEAR MEASURE
1 millimeter	1 mm	0.001 meter
1 centimeter	1 cm	0.01 meter
1 decimeter	1 dm	0.1 meter
1 meter	1 m
1 dekameter	1 dam	10 meters
1 hectometer	1 hm	100 meters
1 kilometer	1 km	1000 meters

CAPACITY MEASURE
1 milliliter	1 ml	0.001 liter
1 centiliter	1 cl	0.01 liter
1 deciliter	1 dl	0.1 liter
1 liter	1 l
1 dekaliter	1 dal	10 liters
1 hectoliter	1 hl	100 liters
1 kiloliter	1 kl	1000 liters

WEIGHT/MASS MEASURE
1 milligram	1 mg	0.001 gram
1 centigram	1 cg	0.01 gram
1 decigram	1 dg	0.1 gram
1 gram	1 g
1 dekagram	1 dag	10 grams
1 hectogram	1 hg	100 grams
1 kilogram	1 kg	1000 grams

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