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Metric System: Units and Prefixes
Metric prefixes, conversions between metric units and benchmarks for estimating.
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- Kilo- meansQuestion1,000 times the base unit
- Hecto- meansQuestion100 times the base unit
- Deka- meansQuestion10 times the base unit
- Deci- meansQuestionOne tenth of the base unit
- Centi- meansQuestionOne hundredth of the base unit
- Milli- meansQuestionOne thousandth of the base unit
- Micro- meansQuestionOne millionth of the base unit
- Nano- meansQuestionOne billionth of the base unit
- Mega- meansQuestionOne million times the base unit
- Giga- meansQuestionOne billion times the base unit
- Tera- meansQuestionOne trillion times the base unit
- Base unit of length in the metric systemQuestionMeter (m)
- Base unit of mass in the metric systemQuestionKilogram (kg)Gram is the small everyday unit
- Base unit of volume often used for liquidsQuestionLiter (L)
- Millimeters in 1 centimeterQuestion10
- Centimeters in 1 meterQuestion100
- Millimeters in 1 meterQuestion1,000
- Meters in 1 kilometerQuestion1,000
- Centimeters in 1 kilometerQuestion100,000
- Grams in 1 kilogramQuestion1,000
- Milligrams in 1 gramQuestion1,000
- Kilograms in 1 metric tonQuestion1,000
- Milliliters in 1 literQuestion1,000
- Liters in 1 kiloliterQuestion1,000
- Cubic centimeters in 1 milliliterQuestion1
- Cubic centimeters in 1 literQuestion1,000
- Mass of 1 liter of waterQuestionAbout 1 kilogram
- Mass of 1 milliliter of waterQuestionAbout 1 gram
- Convert 3 m to cmQuestion300 cm
- Convert 250 cm to mQuestion2.5 m
- Convert 4.5 km to mQuestion4,500 m
- Convert 7,000 g to kgQuestion7 kg
- Convert 2.5 L to mLQuestion2,500 mL
- Convert 600 mm to cmQuestion60 cm
- Convert 0.8 kg to gQuestion800 g
- Convert 35 mg to gQuestion0.035 g
- Which is larger: 1 cm or 1 mm?Question1 cm (10 mm)
- Which is longer: 1 km or 1,200 m?Question1,200 m
- About how thick is a dime?QuestionAbout 1 millimeter
- About how wide is a fingernail?QuestionAbout 1 centimeter
- About how tall is a door?QuestionAbout 2 meters
- About how long is a 15-minute walk?QuestionAbout 1 kilometer
- About how much does a paper clip weigh?QuestionAbout 1 gram
- About how much does a big textbook weigh?QuestionAbout 1 kilogram
- About how much does a spoonful hold?QuestionAbout 5 milliliters (a teaspoon)
- About how much does a soda bottle hold?QuestionAbout 2 liters (large) or 0.5 liter (small)
- Symbol for centimeterQuestioncm
- Symbol for kilogramQuestionkg
- Symbol for milliliterQuestionmL
- Symbol for micrometerQuestionμm
- Which direction when going from a large unit to a small unit?QuestionMultiply (there are more small units)
- HectareQuestionA metric unit of land area, 10,000 square meters
- Square meters in 1 hectareQuestion10,000
- Celsius freezing point of waterQuestion0 degrees C
- Celsius boiling point of water (sea level)Question100 degrees C
- Normal human body temperature in CelsiusQuestionAbout 37 degrees C
- Room temperature in CelsiusQuestionAbout 20 to 22 degrees C
- Kelvin value of 0 degrees CQuestion273.15 K
- Absolute zero in CelsiusQuestion−273.15 degrees C
- Mass of 1 cubic meter of waterQuestionAbout 1,000 kilograms (1 metric ton)
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