How do i convert measurements in the metric system to other measurments in the metric system?
Welcome to YA and well done for starting with such a good question. The joy of the SI system is that there are no conversions*. Each property has just one unit, so length is metres whether its the distance between molecules or galaxies. Mass is grams whether its a pea or a planet etc. etc. There are only 7 base units (see the weblink below). To avoid having huge numbers, multiplying prefixes are added to the units, as described by Jenny. There is a fuller list on the website below. A nanogram is a billionth of a gram (nano is greek for dwarf) and a Gigagram is a billion grams (as in gigantic). * There are some colloquial and derived units that have crept in. e.g. the newton (N) which is a unit of force and is force applied to a mass of 1 kilogram to accelerate it by one metre per second per second. Standard gravity at sea level is about 10 metres per second per second (9.80665 if you’re picky), so a mass of one kilogram has a weight of about 10 newtons. The pascal (Pa) is a unit of pre
