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area |
Area = length x width.
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millimetre |
One thousandth of a metre is a millimetre.
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centimetre |
100 cm = 1 metre.
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kilometre |
Equal to 1000 metres.
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length |
Measurement of something from end to end.
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mile |
Approx 1.6 kilometres.
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capacity |
A containers volume/ amount of liquid it can hold.
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millilitre |
One thousandth of a litre.
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centilitre |
One hundredth of a litre.
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pint |
Just over half a litre.
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gallon |
A unit of volume for a liquid, equal to 8 pints.
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mass |
A measure of how much is in an object.
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gram |
One thousandth of a kilogram.
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kilogram |
1000 grams are equivalent to a kilogram.
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ounce |
One ounce is the same as 28.35 grams.
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pound |
Equal to 450 grams.
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height |
How tall something is.
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depth |
How deep something is.
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width |
How wide something is.
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