Abbreviations
Conversions
Vocabulary
Review
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What does mm stand for?
milli meter
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If you are converting from big to small, in what direction will you ALWAYS move the decimal? Example 0.9 cm = mm
right
100
What is the average distance of 1 meter (m).
What is 1 yard stick or 3 feet
100
What is 0.21 divided by 0.7
0.3
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What does cm stand for?
centi meter
200
If you are converting from small to big, in what direction will you ALWAYS move the decimal? Example 4,500 m = km
left
200
What is the basic unit of length in the metric system? a meter or a foot?
meter
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What is the acronym for the metric chart?
K H D B D C M
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What does m stand for?
meter
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After you figure out which direction you will move the decimal, how do you figure out how many times to move the decimal? example: 470 mm = cm
how many jumps it takes to get there
300
Which comes first, deci or deka?
Deka
300
Multiply mentally 12.53 x 10
125.3
400
What does km stand for?
kilo meter
400
65 km = m
65,000
400
What represents all 3 units of measure on the metric system chart?
Base
400
Convert 19 cm to ____ km
.0000019
500
Put in order from smallest to biggest: milligram, kilogram, gram
kilogram, gram, milligram
500
9,876 g = kg
What is .0009876 g
500
The same chart can be used for measuring length, volume, and weight?
True
500
Convert 23 m to ____cm
2,300 cm
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