| A | B |
|---|
| 1 mg. (milligram) | weight of 3 grains of salt |
| 1 g. (gram) | weight of a paper clip |
| 1 kg. (kilogram) | weight of a baseball bat |
| 1 mm. (millimeter) | width of a dime |
| 1 cm. (centimeter) | width of your pinkie finger |
| 1 m. (meter) | length of your arms from fingertip to fingertip when stretched wide |
| 1 km. (kilometer) | a little more than 1/2 mile |
| 1 mL. (milliliter) | capacity of 1 drop of water |
| 1 L. (liter) | capacity of about 1 quart |
| 1 kL. (kiloliter) | capacity of about 5 bathtubs |
