Metric System
What is the prefix for the smallest metric unit we learned?
milli
What metric unit is about the size of the width of your pinky finger or the face of a dime?
Centimeter
54 kg 405g=__________g
54,405 g
53 kilograms = _______ grams
53,000
What is the basic unit for mass?
grams
What is the prefix for the Largest metric unit we learned?
Kilo
A little longer than a yard is a
Meter
How could you express 6,503 meters as a mixed unit.
6km 503m
125 centimeters = _______ millimeters
1,250
What is the basic unit for capacity?
Liter
What prefix means 100 times larger?
hecto
About 6 city blocks or 10 football fields would be a___________.
kilometer
Express in terms of the smallest unit: 8 L 43mL
8,043 mL
1,500 meters = _______centimeters
150,000 cm
What prefix means ten times smaller (1/10)
deci
What metric unit would be the width of a door?
one meter
Espress 4,025 grams as a mixed unit.
4kg 25g
160 kilometers = __________meters
160,000
What silly sentence helps us arrange the prefixes for the metric system? All words must be spelled correctly to earn points!!
King Henry Died by drinking chocolate milk
What prefix means 10 times larger?
deka
What metric base unit could you purchase a soft drink in?
one liter
32,000m=________km
32
5,000 milliliters = __________liters
5