Place the following metric prefixes in order of smallest to largest:

• milli-

• deka-

• kilo-

• deci-

• hecto-

Place the metric prefixes in the correct spots of the conversion staircase:

b

c

a

d

e

f

kilo-

hecto-

centi-

deka-

deci-

milli-

Using the conversion chart (metric staircase), as the units move to the left, the decimal place moves to the ____________.

• Right

• Sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left

• Left

• The decimal place doesn't change between units

Using the conversion chart, as the units move to the right, the decimal place moves to the ____________.

• Right

• Sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left

• Left

• The decimal place doesn't change between units

To do each conversion, you would move the DECIMAL POINT...

• THREE places to the LEFT

• How do you convert 100.0 mm into m?

• ONE place to the RIGHT

• How do you convert 1.0 m into cm?

• TWO places to the RIGHT

• How do you convert 1.0 cm into m?

• TWO places to the LEFT

• How do you convert 10.0 cm into mm?

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Describe the meaning of metric prefixes.

Match the following terms with the correct definition.

• The amount of space an object takes up

• Volume

• The amount of matter in an object

• Length

• The amount of matter in a given space

• Mass

• The distance between two points

• Density

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75 cm = ___________ mm

• 7.5 mm

• 0.75 mm

• 750 mm

• 7500 mm

490 g = _________kg

• 49 kg

• 4.9 kg

• 0.49 kg

• 490,000 kg

987 mm = __________ cm

• 9.87 cm

• 98.7 cm

• 987 cm

• 987,000 cm

345 cm = __________ m

• 3.45 m

• 34.5 m

• 345,000 m

• 0.345 m