Abbreviations
What does m stand for?
meter
How many mm are in 1 m?
1000 mm
470 mm = cm?
47 cm
What number does the prefix milli mean?
Multiply mentally 12.53 x 10
125.3
What does mm stand for?
millimeter
How many mm are in 1 cm?
10 mm
If you are converting from big to small, in what direction will you ALWAYS move the decimal? Example 0.9 cm = mm
left
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?
distance of the floor to a doorknob
What is 0.21 divided by 0.7
0.3
What does km stand for?
kilometer
How many g are in 1 kilogram?
1000 g
65 km = m?
65000 m
What number does the prefix kilo mean?
one thousand
multiply mentally 0.605 x 1,000
605
What does cm stand for?
centimeter
How many cm are in 1 m?
100 cm
If you are converting from small to big, in what direction will you ALWAYS move the decimal? Example 4,500 m = km
right
What is the basic unit of length in the metric system? a meter or a foot?
meter
Write the number 7,500 in scientific notation.
7.5 × 103
Put in order from smallest to biggest: Kilogram, milligram, gram
1. milligram
2. gram
3. kilogram
How many ml are in 1 L?
1000 ml
9,876 g = kg?
9.876 kg
Mass is the the amount of matter that an object holds. T or F?
True!
Round to the nearest tenth 1.84
1.8