IN MATH: metric prefix meaning 1000 times (symbol k). EX. The symbol for kilometer is km. The symbol for kilogram is kg.

See:

MEASURE UP (PART II) - The Metric System

    It includes:
  • Introduction to the Introduction
  • Introduction to the Metric System
  • Introduction to the Metric System --II
  • Meter Tape
  • Metric Prefixes & Conversion
  • Liter Box
  • Braided Centimeter Cube
  • Liter Bottle
  • Body Lab - I
  • Body Lab - II
  • Height & Drawing Proportional Stick Figures
  • VOCABULARY

IN ENGLISH: n. a colloquial expression for "kilogram of marijuana."

APPLICATION: (see list 110)

    Complete:
  1. 5 kg = ___ g
  2. .1 kg = ___ g
  3. .3 kg = ___ mg

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