Metric System and Metric Conversions

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Kilo
Hecto
Deka
Unit (meter, liter gram)
Deci
Centi
Milli

The "unit" in the metric system always equals what number?

1

What unit is the metric system based on?

Tens

What do the prefixes in front of the base [meter, liter, gram] signify?

How much greater or less than the unit [one] the unit is.

giga (G)

1,000,000,000: one billion

mega (M)

1,000,000: one million

kilo (k)

1,000: one thousand

hecto (h)

100: one hundred

deca (dk)

10: ten

unit [meter, liter, gram]

1

deci (d)

0.1 or 1/10, one tenth

centi (c)

0.01 or 1/100, one hundredth

milli (m)

0.001 or 1/1000, one thousandth

micro

0.000001 or 1/1,000,000, one millionth

length

meter

volume

liter

mass

gram

ml in a liter

1,000 ml

mg in a gram

1,000 mg

order of mass

milligrams, grams, hectograms, kilograms

order of length

mm, cm, m, km

g in a kg

1,000 g

kg in a tonne

1,000 kg

hg in kg

10 hg

g to hg

100 g

mm in cm

10 mm

cm in m

100 cm

m in km

1,000 m

in to cm

2.54 cm

1 mi in ft

5280 ft

ft to miles

5,280 feet

1 ml to cm^3

1 cm^3

mm^3 to cm^3

1000 mm^3

mm^3 to ml

1000 mm^3

ml to cl

10 ml

l in kl

1000 l