Measurement
Category : 5th Class
MEASUREMENT
FUNDAMENTALS
Measurement units of length from lower level to higher level
Lower Units |
Base Unit |
Higher Units |
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Unit |
Millimeter (mm) |
Centimeter (cm) |
Decimeter (dam) |
Meter (m) |
Decameter (dam) |
Hectometer (hm) |
Kilometer (km) |
Value |
\[\frac{1}{1000}\] (0.001 m) |
\[\frac{1}{100}m\] (0.01 m) |
\[\frac{1}{10}m\] (0.1 m) |
\[1\] |
\[10\,\,m\] |
\[100\,\,m\] |
\[1000\,\,m\] |
Thus, we have,
1 mm = 0.001m, 1 cm = 0.01m, 1 dm = 0.1
1 dam = 10 m, 1 hm = 100 m, 1 km = 1000 m
Connection of different units of length in place value system
Measurement of Capacity
Unit |
ml (mililitre) |
cl (centilitre) |
dl (decilitre) |
L (litre) |
dal (decalitre) |
hl (hectolitre) |
kl (kilolitre) |
Value |
\[\frac{1}{1000}\] (0.001 l) |
\[\frac{1}{100}m\] (0.01 l) |
\[\frac{1}{10}m\] (0.1 l) |
\[1\] |
\[10\,\,l\] |
\[100\,\,l\] |
\[1000\,\,l\] |
Measurement of Mass
Lower Units |
Base Unit |
Higher Units |
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Unit |
Milligram (mg) |
Centigram (cg) |
Decigram (dg) |
Gram (g) |
Decigram (dam) |
Hectogram (hg) |
Kilogram (kg) |
Value |
\[\frac{1}{1000}g\] (0.001 g) |
\[\frac{1}{100}g\] (0.01 g) |
\[\frac{1}{100}gm\] (0.1 g) |
\[1\,\,g\] |
\[10\,\,g\] |
\[100\,\,g\] |
\[1000\,\,g\] |
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