This volume is more usually referred to as 1 litre (1l). This means that 1ml is the same as 1 cm 3. It can be hard to visualise the size of 1 litre. Try to remember that a small bottle of water is ...

The standard units of capacity are litres (l) and millilitres (ml). A gold bar is a cuboid measuring 5 cm by 10 cm by 8 cm. It is melted down and made into cubes with edges of length 2 cm.