Metric System and Measurement Units

deci (d)

• 1/10 (0.1) of

• 1/100 (0.01) of

• 1/1000 (0.001) of

• 1/2 (0.5) of

distance

• an amount of space between two things or people

• a measure of time taken to travel

• the speed at which an object moves

• the weight of an object

milli (m)

• 1/100 (0.01) of

• 1/1000 (0.001) of

• 1/10 (0.1) of

• 1/10000 (0.0001) of

liter (l)

• a metric unit of volume primarily used to measure liquids

• a unit of weight in the metric system

• a unit of length in the metric system

• a unit of temperature measurement

prefix

• a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word

• a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word in order to form a different word

• a type of punctuation used in writing

• a synonym for the word 'suffix'

gram (g)

• a metric unit of mass

• a unit of length

• a unit of volume

• a unit of temperature

hecto (h)

• one hundred of

• ten of

• one thousand of

• one million of

base

• a fundamental unit of measurement in the metric system

• a type of geometric shape

• a musical term for low frequencies

• a component of a chemical reaction

centi (c)

• 1/10 (0.1) of

• 1/100 (0.01) of

• 1/1000 (0.001) of

• 1/10000 (0.0001) of

volume

• the amount of space that a substance or object takes up

• the weight of an object

• the color of a substance

• the temperature of a substance