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  1.          METRIC LENGTH                                                       $
  2. 1 kilometer(km)     = 1000 meters(m)                                         $
  3. 1 meter(m)          = 10 decimeters(dm)                                      $
  4. 1 decimeter(dm)     = 10 centimeters(cm)                                     $
  5. 1 centimeter(cm)    = 10 millimeters(mm)                                     $
  6. 1 millimeter(mm)    = 1000 microns(µ)                                        $
  7. 1 micron(µ)         = 10,000 angstroms(A)                                    $
  8.                                                                              $
  9.                                                                              $         METRIC AREA                                                         $
  10. 1 kilometer²        = 100 hectares                                           $
  11. 1 hectare           = 10,000 meter²                                          $
  12. 1 meter²            = 100 decameter²                                         $
  13. 1 decameter²        = 100 centimeter²                                        $
  14. 1 centimeter²       = 100 millimeter²                                        $
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  17.                                                                              $         METRIC VOLUMES                                                      $
  18. 1 meter▀              = 1 kiloliter                                          $
  19.                       = 1000 litres(l)                                       $
  20. 1 decaliter           = 10 litres(l)                                         $
  21. 1 litre               = 1000 milliliters(ml)                                 $
  22. 1 ml                  = 1 centimeter▀                                        $
  23.                                                                              $
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  25.                                                                              $         METRIC MASS                                                         $
  26. 1 tonne             = 1000 kilogram(Kg)                                      $
  27. 1 kilogram(Kg)m     = 1000 gram(gm)                                          $
  28. 1 gram(gm)          = 1000 milligram(gm)                                     $
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  33.                                                                              $         METRIC SPEED                                                        $
  34. light(c)            = 299,792.5 Km/sec                                       $
  35. sound @ 0°C         = 0.3317 Km/sec                                          $
  36. 1 Km/hr             = 0.2778 m/sec                                           $
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  41.                                                                              $         METRIC FORCE                                                        $
  42. 1 MPa      = 7502.5 mm mercury                                               $
  43.            = 1000 kPa                                                        $
  44.            = 9.869 atmospheres                                               $
  45. 1 atm.     = 760 mm mercury                                                  $
  46.            = 1.013 x 10E+5 nt/m²                                             $
  47.            = 101.3 kPa                                                       $
  48. 1 kPa      = 1000 N/m²                                                       $
  49.            = 7.5025 mm mercury                                               $         ENERGY                                                              $
  50. 1 kilowatt hour(kwhr) = 3.6 x 10E+6 joules                                   $
  51.                       = 860 kilocalories(kcal)                               $
  52.                       = 1000 watts                                           $
  53. 1 watt                = 3600 joules                                          $
  54.                       = 860 calories                                         $
  55. 1 calorie(cal)        = 4.186 joules                                         $
  56. 1 joule               = 1 nt m          = 0.2389 cal                         $
  57. 1 electorn volt(ev)   = 1.602 x 10E-19 joules                                $         POWER                                                               $
  58. 1 kilowatt(kw)      = 1.341 horsepower                                       $
  59. 1 horsepower        = 745.7 watts                                            $
  60. 1 watt(W)           = 1 joule/sec                                            $
  61.                     = 0.2389 cal/sec                                         $
  62.                     = 10E+7 ergs/sec                                         $
  63.                     = 0.2389 cal/sec                                         $
  64.                                                                              $
  65.                                                                              $         METRIC PRESSURE                                                     $
  66. 1 megapascal(MPa) = 1000 kilopascals(kPa)     = 10 kilobars                  $
  67. 1 kilobar         = 1000 bar                                                 $
  68.                   = 10 kilopascal(kPa)                                       $
  69. 1 kilopascal(kPa) = 100 bars                                                 $
  70.                   = 1000 newtons/meter~(nt/m²)                               $
  71. 1 atmoshere       = 101,300 nt/m²                                            $
  72.                   = 1,013,000 dynes/cm²                                      $
  73. 1 newton/meter²   = 10 dynes/cm²                                             $