Prefixes
Conversion Corner
Metric Mania
Abbreviation
Madness
Which is greater?
100

Centi- means ________.

100

100

300 centimeters =_____meters.

3 meters

100

What basic unit measures length or distance?

meters
100
abbreviation - meter
m
100

Which is greater- dekagram or decigram?

dekagram

200

Milli- means  __________

1,000

200

600 liters= _____ centiliters

60,000 centiliters

200

What basic unit is used to measure weight?

gram
200
abbreviation - centimeter
cm
200

Which is greater- milliliter or centiliter?

centiliter

300

Deci- means ________.

10

300

1,500 milligrams = ______centigrams

150

300

What basic unit measures how much something can hold (capacity)? 

Liters

300

abbreviation - kilometer

km

300

Which is greater- meter or decimeter?

meter

400

Hecto- means ________.

100

400

25,000 mL = ____Liters

25 Liters

400

5 kilograms 20 hectograms = _______hectograms

70

400

abbreviation - milliliter

mL

400

Which is greater - gram or milligram?

gram

500

Deka-  means _______.

10

500

4,000 hectograms = _________ kilograms

400 kilograms

500

68 decigrams 5 milligrams = _____milligrams

6,805

500

Abbreviation- dekagram

dag

500

Which is greater-  centigram or dekagram?

dekagram