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The four standard base units of the metric system are liter for liquid measurement, meter for length, gram for weight, and degrees (celsius) for temperature.
Less commonly noted are amperes for electric current, candalas for measuring light intensity, or even seconds for time.
All of these base units can be divided or grouped based on the latin prefix before them;
Milli-, centi-, deci-, [Base Unit], deca-, mega-, kilo-, etc.
These prefixes are based on a base-10 system to keep things simple. Moving one direction up the 'ladder' (torwards milli-), you divide the unit above it by ten to get that unit's percentage of the base. The other way, it is the opposite - multiplied by ten. So, where a milligram is 1/1000th of a gram, a kilogram is 1,000 grams.
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There are seven (not four!) base units in the modern metric system (SI)L meter for length/distance, also area and volume. kilogram for mass second for time ampere or electrical current kelvin for temperature, and the derived unit degrees Celsius. mole for amount of substance candela for luminous intensity
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Metric system a decimal system of units it has become easier.
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by what amount to get larger or smaller units?
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by 10 to get larger and smaller units
In metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by what amount to get larger and smaller units?
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by 10 to get larger and smaller units
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by what amount to get larger and smaller units?
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by 10 to get larger and smaller units
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In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by what amount to get larger or smaller units?
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by 10 to get larger and smaller units
In metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by what amount to get larger and smaller units?
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by 10 to get larger and smaller units
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by what amount to get larger and smaller units?
In the metric system basic units are multiplied or divided by 10 to get larger and smaller units
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