WEIGHT MEASURES

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=30 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>CHEMISTRY SCHOOL</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CHEMISTRY SCHOOL"><U>HOME PAGE - INDEX TO LESSONS</U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CHEMISTRY SCHOOL"><U> </U></A>                                             WEIGHT MEASURES</div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=424 BGCOLOR="#6699CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="759" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFBF0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 47 WIDTH="516"><div> <B> THE METRIC SYSTEM WEIGHTS</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="229"><div> <B>HOW MANY GRAMS,</B></div> <div> <B> IN A KILOGRAM ?</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 409 ><NOBR><div> <B>IN THE  METRIC SYSTEM,</B></div> <div> <B>ONE CUBIC CENTIMETER OF WATER,  WEIGHS EXACTLY 1 GRAM.</B></div> <div> <B>AND THEREFORE , ONE LITER OF WATER,  WEIGHS 1000 GRAMS, </B></div> <div> <B>1,000 GRAMS IS ALSO CALLED A KILOGRAM,</B></div> <div> <B>BECAUSE, THE PREFIX </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>KILO</B></FONT><B>- MEANS 1,000 OF...</B></div> <div> <B>YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW THAT,</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> 1 MILLILITER </B></FONT><B>or 1 / 1000 OF A LITER </B><B><U>OF WATER</U></B><B>, WEIGHS</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> 1 GRAM</B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> 1 CENTILITER</B></FONT><B> or 1 / 100 OF A LITER </B><B><U>OF WATER</U></B><B>, WEIGHS </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>10 GRAMS.</B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> 1 DECILITER </B></FONT><B>or  1 / 10 OF OF A LITER </B><B><U>OF WATER</U></B><B>, WEIGHS </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>100 GRAMS</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="b43cd8c0.gif" border=0 width="205" height="396" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 443 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B>AND YES, YOU ARE RIGHT, </B></div> <div> <B>1 CUBIC CENTIMETER OF WATER = 1 MILLI-LITER = 1 GRAM </B></div> <div> <B>HOWEVER,</B></div> <div> <B>A CUBIC CENTIMETER..IS A VOLUME SIZE MEASURE</B></div> <div> <B>A MILLI-LITER......IS THE LIQUID THAT IS CONTAINED </B></div> <div> <B>                                  WITHIN 1 CUBIC CENTIMETER.</B></div> <div> <B>1 GRAM...IS THE WEIGHT OF 1 MILLI-LITER OF WATER</B></div> <div> <B>                   WITHIN 1 CUBIC CENTIMETER OF VOLUME</B></div> <div> <B>HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THESE MEASURES ARE USED:</B></div> <div> <B>YOU CAN USE THAT, 1000cc PLASTIC BOTTLE, </B></div> <div> <B>TO PRESERVE THAT, 975 MILLILITERS OF FLUID,</B></div> <div> <B>HOWEVER, IF THE FLUID,WEIGHS MORE THAN 1500 GRAMS,</B></div> <div> <B>USE THE TEMPERED  BROWN GLASS BOTTLE.</B><B> </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="b42cf760.gif" border=0 width="207" height="374" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 95 ><NOBR><div> <B> GR</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> IS THE DEFAULT, COMPUTER USEABLE ABBREVIATION</B></FONT></div> <div> <B> THE ABBREVIATIONS </B><B>g </B><B>& </B><B>gr</B><B>  ARE STILL USED ON PACKAGES </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 127 ><NOBR><div> <B>THERE ARE ALSO, TWO SMALLER WEIGHT MEASURES</B></div> <div> <B>THAT ARE ONLY USED, IN LABORATORYS </B></div> <div> <B>THAT HAVE VERY SENSITIVE, ELECTRONIC WEIGHING SCALES.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 152 ><NOBR><div> <B> THE TWO WEIGHTS ARE CALLED,</B></div> <div> <B> THE MILLI-GRAM</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> and </B></FONT><B>THE MICRO-GRAM</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>,</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>YOU  SEE THEM, WRITTEN ON MEDICINE & VITAMIN BOTTLES,</B></div> <div> <B>AND ON THE CRYSTALS THAT ARE USED IN COMPUTER DIODES</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 134 ><NOBR><div> <B>   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>1 MILLI-GRAM</B></FONT><B>    = 1 mg = .001 gram = ONE THOUSANDTH OF A GRAM</B></div> <div> <B>  `MG & mg" </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>ARE ITS ACCEPTED COMPUTER USEABLE ABBREVIATIONS</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>   THE ABBREVIATION, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>mg</B></FONT><B> IS STILL USED ON MEDICATIONS & SUPPLEMENTS </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 129 ><NOBR><div> <B>   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>1 MICRO-GRAM</B></FONT><B> = 1mcg = .001mg = ONE THOUSANDTH OF A MILLIGRAM</B></div> <div> <B>  `MCG & `mcg  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>ARE ITS ACCEPTED COMPUTER USEABLE ABBREVIATIONS</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>   THE ABBREVIATION, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>mcg</B></FONT><B> IS STILL USED ON MEDICATIONS & SUPPLEMENTS </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 124 ><NOBR><div> <B>THERE ARE ALSO TWO VERY LARGE WEIGHT UNITS,</B></div> <div> <B>USED BY THE SHIPPING & TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRYS,</B></div> <div> <B>THE METRIC TON and THE MACRO METRIC TON</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 91 ><NOBR><div> <B>1 METRIC TON = 1 m`ton = 1,000 KILOGRAMS = 1,000 kg</B></div> <div> A LARGE TRUCK WEIGHS ABOUT 20 METRIC TONS ( 20 m`ton )</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 102 ><NOBR><div> <B>1 MACRO METRIC TON = 1 mm`ton = 1,000 METRIC TONS = 1,000,000 kg</B></div> <div>  A LARGE SHIP CAN CARRY ABOUT 2 MACRO METRIC TONS  ( 2 mm`tons )</div> <div> OF WHEAT IN ITS FOUR HOLDS, TO DISTANT LANDS.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 184 WIDTH="747"><bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="b4a98510.jpg" border=0 width="152" height="81" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> THIS COURSE HAS BEEN SELECTED BY THE SCI-LINKS PROGRAM</div> <div> A SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="751" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 34 WIDTH="528"><div> <A HREF="weight_measures_m.htm" TITLE="WEIGHT MEASURES"><U>BACK TO TOP</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="212"><bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD 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