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Converting Metric Ut
Study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 3 basic metric units? | Meter, gram, and liter |
| What does a meter measure? | Length |
| What is the abbreviation for meter? | m |
| What does a gram measure? | Weight |
| What is the abbreviation for gram? | g |
| What does a liter measure? | Volume |
| What is the abbreviation for liter? | L |
| What is the order of metric prefixes from largest to smallest? | Kilo Hecto Deca Unit Deci Centi Milli |
| What mnemonic helps remember Kilo Hecto Deca Unit Deci Centi Milli? | King Henry Died Unexpectedly Drinking Chocolate Milk |
| What does kilo mean? | 1,000 |
| How many times larger than the basic unit is kilo? | 1,000 times larger |
| What does hecto mean? | 100 |
| How many times larger than the basic unit is hecto? | 100 times larger |
| What does deca mean? | 10 |
| How many times larger than the basic unit is deca? | 10 times larger |
| What does the basic unit mean? | 1 |
| What are the basic metric units? | Meter gram and liter |
| What does deci mean? | 1/10 |
| How many times smaller than the basic unit is deci? | 10 times smaller |
| What does centi mean? | 1/100 |
| How many times smaller than the basic unit is centi? | 100 times smaller |
| What does milli mean? | 1/1,000 |
| How many times smaller than the basic unit is milli? | 1,000 times smaller |
| What happens for each step DOWN the metric staircase? | Multiply by 10 |
| Which direction does the decimal move when going DOWN the metric staircase? | To the right |
| What happens for each step UP the metric staircase? | Divide by 10 |
| Which direction does the decimal move when going UP the metric staircase? | To the left |
| How many meters are in 1 kilometer? | 1,000 meters |
| 1 km equals how many meters? | 1,000 m |
| How many grams are in 1 hectogram? | 100 grams |
| 1 hg equals how many grams? | 100 g |
| How many liters are in 1 decaliter? | 10 liters |
| 1 daL equals how many liters? | 10 L |
| How many millimeters are in 1 meter? | 1,000 millimeters |
| 1 meter equals how many millimeters? | 1,000 mm |
| How many centigrams are in 1 gram? | 100 centigrams |
| 1 gram equals how many centigrams? | 100 cg |
| How many deciliters are in 1 liter? | 10 deciliters |
| 1 liter equals how many deciliters? | 10 dL |
| How many steps are there from kilo to the basic unit? | 3 steps |
| How many steps are there from hecto to the basic unit? | 2 steps |
| How many steps are there from deca to the basic unit? | 1 step |
| How many steps are there from the basic unit to deci? | 1 step |
| How many steps are there from the basic unit to centi? | 2 steps |
| How many steps are there from the basic unit to milli? | 3 steps |
| What are the three questions to ask when converting metric units? | Where am I starting Where am I going How many steps |
| What is 2.5 meters converted to centimeters? | 250 cm |
| How many steps do you move from meters to centimeters? | 2 steps to the right |
| What is 500 millimeters converted to meters? | 0.5 m |
| How many steps do you move from millimeters to meters? | 3 steps to the left |
| What does the K stand for in K H D U D C M? | Kilo |
| What does the H stand for in K H D U D C M? | Hecto |
| What does the first D stand for in K H D U D C M? | Deca |
| What does the U stand for in K H D U D C M? | Unit |
| What does the second D stand for in K H D U D C M? | Deci |
| What does the C stand for in K H D U D C M? | Centi |
| What does the M stand for in K H D U D C M? | Milli |
| Which metric prefix represents 1,000? | Kilo |
| Which metric prefix represents 100? | Hecto |
| Which metric prefix represents 10? | Deca |
| Which metric position represents 1? | Unit |
| Which metric prefix represents 1/10? | Deci |
| Which metric prefix represents 1/100? | Centi |
| Which metric prefix represents 1/1,000? | Milli |
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