Prefixes
American/Conventional Measurements
Metric System
Conversions
Crazy Conversions
100
This metric prefix means "times 1,000,000,000"
What is giga-?
100
This measurement equals 3 feet.
What is one yard?
100
the base unit of distance in the metric system
What is meter?
100
There are this many inches in one yard.
What is 36?
100
8 yards is equal to this many centimeters.
What is 315.2?
200
This metric prefix means one-one-thousandth or .001
What is milli-?
200
This measurement is equal to one half of a quart.
What is a pint?
200
The base unit of weight in the metric system
What is gram?
200
One meter is equivalent to this many feet.
What is 3.28?
200
If you are driving 105 km/hr in France, you're going this fast in the US.
What is 65 mph?
300
This metric prefix means one one-hundredth, or .01
What is centi-?
300
there are this many feet in one yard.
What is 3?
300
The base unit of volume in the metric system
What is liter?
300
There are this many yards in one mile.
What is 1760?
300
I drank 2 liters of water today, so really I drank this many fluid ounces of water.
What is 67.6 fluid ounces?
400
This metric prefix means "times 1,000,000"
What is mega-?
400
A big jug of milk is measured using this measurement.
What is a gallon?
400
The metric system is easier because it uses this base as its unit of change.
What is base 10?
400
There are this many meters in a hectometer.
What is 100?
400
A recipe calls for 8 ounces of cheese, so I need to buy this many grams of cheese.
What is 227?
500
A nanosecond is this fraction of a second.
What is 1/1,000,000,000?
500
This measurement is how we usually measure volume--like when pouring concrete.
What is cubic feet or cubic yards?
500
In the metric system, you can move this left or right to convert between metric measurements
What is a decimal point?
500
There are this many centimeters in a kilometer.
What is 100,000?
500
My sister ran a marathon last fall, so she ran this many kilometers.
What is 42.195?
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