Metric units of volume review (L and mL)

Volume measures capacity. For example, the volume of a bowl is the amount of space inside the bowl or how much water, for example it would take to fill the bowl.

In the metric system of measurement, the most common units of volume are milliliters and liters.

A single raindrop contains about $1$1 milliliter of liquid:

This bottle contains about $1$1 liter of liquid:

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