Abbreviations
mm
what is a milimeter?
How many mm are in 1 cm?
what is 10mm?
If you are converting from big to small, in what direction will you ALWAYS move the decimal? Example 0.9 cm = mm
What is to the right? (multiply)
What is the average distance of 1 meter (m). The distance of the floor to a doorknob or the distance from the floor to the ceiling?
what is the distance from the floor to the doorknob?
What is 0.21 divided by 0.7
what is 0.3?
cm
what is the centimeter?
How many cm are in 1 m?
what is 100cm?
If you are converting from small to big, in what direction will you ALWAYS move the decimal? Example 4,500 m = km
What is to the left? (divide)
What is the basic unit of length in the metric system? a meter or a foot?
what is a meter?
Write the number 7,500 in scientific notation.
7.5 X 103
m
what is a meter?
How many mm are in 1 m?
what is a 1000mm?
After you figure out which direction you will move the decimal, how do you figure out how many time to move the decimal? example: 470 mm = cm
Possible answers: Power of 10, Ladder method
What number does the prefix milli mean?
what is a thousandth? .001
Multiply mentally 12.53 x 10
what is 125.3?
km
what is a kilometer?
How many g are in 1 kilogram?
what is a 1000 grams?
65 km = m
What is 65,000m?
What number does the prefix kilo mean?
what is a 1000?
multiply mentally 0.605 x 1,000
605
Put in order from smallest to biggest: Kilogram, milligram, gram
What is milligram, gram, and kiligram?
How many ml are in 1 mL?
what is 1?
9,876 g = kg
What is 9.876kg?
Mass is the amount of matter that an object holds. T or F?
true
Round to the nearest tenth 1.84
What is 1.8?