Basic Unit of Length
Meter, m
Basic Unit of Volume
Liter, l or L
Basic Unit of Mass
Gram, g
Basic Unit of Time
Second, s
Basic Unit of Temperature
Degree Celsius, C
kilo
1000
deci
1/10
centi
1/100
milli
1/1,000
micro
1/1,000,000
nano
1/1,000,000,000
k
kilo
d
deci
c
centi
m
milli
u
micro
n
nano
RT or room temperature
20 dec C
Body temperature
37 deg C
Temperature of boiling water
100 deg C
Temperature of refrigerator
2-8 dec C
Freezing temperature of water
0 dec C
One-millionth of a gram
ug, microgram
One thousand meters
km, kilometer