Abbreviations
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?
To the right
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?
Floor to doorknob
Round 1.84 to the nearest tenth.
1.8
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?
To the left
What is the basic unit of length in the metric system? a meter or a foot?
Meter
Multiply 5.682 x 103
5,682.0
What does m stand for?
Meter
How many mm are in 1 m?
1,000 mm
After you figure out which direction you will move the decimal, how do you figure out how many times to move the decimal?
Number of place values
Exponent
What number does the prefix milli mean?
One thousandth
0.001
Multiply mentally 12.53 x 10-3
0.01253
What does km stand for?
Kilometer
How many g are in 1 kilogram?
1,000.0 grams
65 km = ? m
65,000.0
What number does the prefix kilo mean?
1,000.0
What is 1.0 E3?
1,000.0
Put in order from smallest to biggest: Kiloliter, milliliter, liter
Milliliter, Liter, Kiloliter
How many mL are in 1 ML?
1,000,000,000.0
One Billion
9,876 g = ? kg
9.876 kg
What is the standard metric unit for area?
Meters squared
m2
Write 1,370,000.0 in scientific notation
1.37 x 106
1.37 E6