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No. The SI units used to measure the same thing (mass, length, whatever) are related by powers of ten, but not always by ten... in fact, it's usually a factor of 1000. Only for the values around unity are the prefixes "clustered together".

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No. The answer is false. That doesn't even make any sense!

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1. 1 cm = 10 mm

2. 1 m = 100 cm

3. 1 km = 1000 m

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Not specifically. The SI System is a set of standards for various physical properties. Some units within the system use powers of ten.

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SI units for measuring the same characteristic (length, mass, volume, etc) are related to one another by powers of ten.

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No. It dosent even make sence

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