APPENDIX 379 



METRIC SYSTEM 

 Linear Measure 



1000 millimicrons = 1 micron (micromillimeter). 

 1000 microns = 1 millimeter. 



10 millimeters = 1 centimeter. 



10 centimeters = 1 decimeter. 



10 decimeters = 1 meter. 



10 meters = 1 decameter. 



10 decameters = 1 hectometer. 



10 hectometers = 1 kilometer. 



10 kilometers = 1 myriameter. 



The unit of length, one meter, is equal to QQQQQQ P art of the 



distance measured on a meridian of the earth from the equator to the 

 pole and equals about 39.37 inches. 



1,000,000 sq. millimicrons = 1 sq. . 



1,000,000 sq. microns = 1 sq. millimeter. 

 = 



Square Measure 



micron. 



. . millime. 



100 sq. millimeters = 1 sq. centimeter. 

 100 sq. centimeters = 1 sq. decimeter. 

 100 sq. decimeters = 1 sq. meter = 1 centare 

 100 sq. meters = 1 sq. decameter = 1 are. 



100 sq. decameters = 1 sq. hectometer = 1 hectare. 

 100 sq. hectometers 1 sq. kilometer. 

 100 sq. kilometers = 1 sq. myriameter, 



Cubic Measure 



1000 cubic millimeters = 1 cubic centimeter. 

 1000 cubic centimeters = 1 liter. 



10 liters = 1 decaliter. 



100 liters = 1 hectoliter. 



1000 liters = 1 kiloliter = 1 cu. meter = 1,000,000 c.c. 



The unit of capacity is the liter and represents the volume of a 

 kilogram of water at its maximum density, 4 C. and 760 mm. mercury 

 pressure. 



