Abbreviations
What does mm stand for?
millimetres
How many cm are in 1 m?
100
If you converting from big to small, do you add zeros or take away zeros?
Ex. g to kg
Add zeros
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 a doorknob
1 km
What does cm stand for?
centimetres
How many g are in a kg?
1000
If you are converting from m to km, how many zeros do you take away?
3
What is the basic unit of length in the metric system? a metre or a foot?
a metre
How many cm are on a ruler?
30cm
What does m stand for?
metres
How many cm are in 15m?
1500cm
6000mL=_______L
6L
What number does the prefix kilo mean?
1000
Would we measure how much liquid a bathtub can hold using mass or capacity?
Capacity
What does km stand for?
kilometres
How many mL are in 2 mL?
2000L
65 km = ______m
65,000m
What does the prefix cm mean?
centimetres
What do we use length to measure?
The distance between 2 points.
Put in order from smallest to biggest: kilometre, centimetre, metre
centimetre, metre, kilometre
How many m are in 34km
34,000m
9,800g = kg
9.8kg
Mass is the the amount of matter that an object holds. T or F?
True
Who is the best teacher in the world?
Ms. Bolt!