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Pleasure to Measure


(METRIC UNITS)
Length

Units	milli-	centi-	deci-	metre	deca-	hecto-	kilo-
milli-	1	10^-1	10^-2	10^-3	10^-4	10^-5	10^-6
centi-	10	1	10^-1	10^-2	10^-3	10^-4	10^-5
deci-	10²	10	1	10^-1	10^-2	10^-3	10–4
metre	10³	10²	10	1	10^-1	10^-2	10^-3
deca-	10⁴	10³	10²	10	1	10^-1	10^-2
hecto-	10⁵	10⁴	10³	10²	10	1	10^-1
kilo-	10⁶	10⁵	10⁴	10³	10²	10	1

1 angstrom ()	= 10^–10 metre
1 micron	= 10^–6 metre

Area
1 m²	= 10⁴ cm²
1 are	= 10² m²
1 hectare	= 10⁴ m²

Volume
1 litre	= 10³ cm³
1 m³	= 10⁶ cm³ = 10³ litre
1 gallon	= 4.546 litre = 4.546 x 10^–3 m³