
	Intro: Before you begin Skill 1: Know your distance Skill 2: Know your weights Skill 3: Know your volumes Skill 4: Know your temperatures Skill 5: Know your areas Skill 6: Know your nautical measurements Skill 7: Know how to improvise measures with nearby objects Skill 8: Know your abbreviations Skill 9: Know where to find exact measurements when you need them








	The basic units of the metric system are the meter, the liter, and the gram, which measure length, volume and weight, repectively. For measuring quantities much smaller or larger than these units, you simply add a prefix. These are listed below. There are many other prefixes, but they're mostly used for scientific measures.

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Skill 2: Know your weights

These are listed from smallest to largest, so that you can see how all weight measures are based on the gram.

Gram (g): A gram equals .035 ounces, or 1000 milligrams. Estimate: 28 grams to an ounce. Multiply ounces by 28 to get grams. An average-sized paper clip weighs one gram.

Kilogram (kg): A kilogram is 2.2 pounds. Estimate: two pounds in a kilogram. Wow, it's TWICE as hard to diet in a metric country.

Metric Ton (t): A ton equals 1,000 kilograms, or 2,240 pounds. Estimate: 2000 pounds to a metric ton. Wow, it's TWICE as hard for your car, too.

Skill 3