prefixes
10 times larger than the base.
Deka-
Metric unit used to measure length
Meter
0.7 m = _____ cm
70 cm
What two countries are involved in the Soda Ash Dilemma?
Kenya and Tanzania
Blue-green Algae has a _______pigment in it making the flamingo pink.
red
1,000 times larger than the base unit
Kilo-
Metric unit used to measure temperature and angles.
Degree
24 cm = ____m
0.24
What recyclable item is Soda Ash used to make?
glass
Salt builds up on the legs of the baby flamingos. What happens to them when they don't have fresh water to clean them?
They die.
100 times smaller than the base unit
centi-
Metric unit used to measure weight.
gram
8.9 m = _____cm
89 cm
What do the factories offer local people that will boost the economy?
Jobs / more money for the people
Lesser African Flamingos lay _____ eggs every ______ years.
1 egg
5-6 years
1,000 times smaller than the base unit
milli-
1 Stone = ____pounds
14
100 cm = _____m
1 m
True or False
Some Soda Ashe factories have already been built and the government wants to build more.
True
True or False
Flamingos cannot fly.
False
100 times larger than the base unit.
hecto-
Is equal to 66 ft.
( or 22 yards)
chain
13.2 m = _______cm
1,320 cm
What are the two water sources involved in the factory/flamingo fight?
Lake Natron and nearby Lake Magadi
Name 4 things the Lesser African Flamingo need to survive?
1. Hot water / temperature
2. few predators
3. algae
4. fresh and salty water