Metric Measurement Reference ChartName_______________________________________ Measurement Instrument Basic Unit Common Examples Quantities Located graduated cylinder or 500 milliliter volume beaker 1 liter 1 gram triple beam balance or 5 grams mass digital scale gram 1 kilogram 0 °C 20 °C temperature thermometer °Celsius 100°C 1 millimeter 10 centimeters length meter stick or meter 1 meter centimeter ruler Prefix Symbol Factor Numerically Name The most commonly used metric prefixes* kilo k 103 1 000 thousand centi c 0.01 hundredth m thousandth 0.001
Metric Measurement Reference ChartName_______________________________________ Measurement Instrument Basic Unit Common Quantities Examples Located volume graduated cylinder or beaker 500 milliliter 1 liter mass triple beam balance or digital scale gram 1 gram 5 grams 1 kilogram temperature thermometer °Celsius 0 °C 20 °C 100°C length meter stick or centimeter ruler meter 1 millimeter 10 centimeters 1 meter Prefix Symbol Factor Numerically Name kilo k 103 1 000 thousand centi c 0.01 hundredth m 0.001 thousandth The most commonly used metric prefixes*