Question

Explain how units of length and capacity are similar in the metric system. please help!

Answer 1

In the metric system, each of the common kinds of measure -- length, weight, capacity -- has one basic unit of measure. To measure smaller amounts, divide the basic unit into parts of ten, a hundred, or a thousand, and so on. To measure larger amounts, multiply the basic unit by ten, a hundred, or a thousand, and so on.

Length:

1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters (m)
1 centimeter (cm) = .01 meter (m)
1 millimeter (mm) = .001 meter (m)

Weight:

1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g)
1 milligram (mg) = .001 gram (g)

Capacity:

1 milliliter = .001 liter (l)

Answer 2

the metric system is another system of measurement used to describe an objects capacity