UNIT

SYMBOL

FACTS

millimetre

mm

10mm = 1cm

centimetre

cm

100cm = 1m

metre

m

1000mm = 1m

kilometre

km

1000m = 1km

UNIT

SYMBOL

FACTS

cubic millimetre

cubic centimetre

cubic metre

UNIT

SYMBOL

FACTS

millilitre

mL

1000mL = 1L

litre

L

     1000L = 1kL

kilolitre

kL

UNIT

SYMBOL

FACTS

square millimetre

square centimetre

square metre

hectare

square kilometre

Mass
- is the amount of matter contained in an object. It is often referred to as weight but this is incorrect as weight takes into account the effects of gravity.

1000 milligrams(mg) = 1 gram(g)
1000 grams                  = 1 kilogram(kg)
1000 kilograms(kg)    = 1 tonne(t)

Mass, volume and capacity are related with one another.

CAPACITY/WATER

VOLUME

MASS

1 mL

1 g

10 mL

10 g

100 mL

100 g

500 mL

500 g

700 mL

700 g

900 mL

900 g

1 L

1 kg

Temperature
- is the measure of how hot or cold something is and is measured on a thermometer. We measure temperature on the Celsius scale of 0 to 100

The symbol for degree Celsius is

Freezing point of water =

Boiling point of water =

Human body temperature =

A warm day =

A very hot day =

A year is divided into four seasons of approximately three months each. The diagram below shows the seasonal divisions of the year in the southern hemisphere.