Metric Conversions

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Transcript Metric Conversions

  Complete the following equalities:  1 year = ____ months  1 tricycle = ____wheels   1 dollar= ____ pennies Now complete these equalities:  1 alphabet= ____ letters 4 years = _____ months  ____ tricycles = 27 wheels  2 alphabets = ____ letters  ____ dollars = 550 pennies

       1 kg = ____ g 1 mL = ____ cm 3 1 m = ____ cm 1 L = ____ mL 1 g = ____ mg 1 m = ____ mm 1 cm = ____ mm

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Prefix

Giga Mega Kilo Centi Milli Micro Nano-

Abbreviation Meaning Notation

Unit of Measure

Gram Milligram Kilogram Meter Millimeter Centimeter Squared centimeters Cubic centimeters Liter Milliliter

Abbreviation Measures

Mass

Multiplication factor (scientific notation)

(10 24 ) (10 21) (10 18 ) (10 15 ) (10 12 ) 1 000 000 000 (10 9 ) 1 000 000 (10 6 ) 1000 (10 3 ) 100 (10 2 ) 10 (10 1 ) 0.1 (10 -1 ) 0.01 (10 -2 ) 0.001 (10 -3 ) 0.000 001 (10 -6) 0.000 000 001 (10 -9 ) (10 -12 ) (10 -15 ) (10 -18 ) (10 -21 ) (10 -24 )

Prefix

yotta zetta exa peta tera giga mega kilo hecto deka deci centi milli micro nano pico femto atto zepto yocto

Symbol

f p a z y Y Z E P T G d c m µ n M k h da

100 dollars 1 hectodollar 1x102 10 dollars 1 dekadollar 1x101 1 dollar 1 dollar 1x100 1 dime 1 decidollar 1 X 10-1 1 1 cent 1 centidollar X 10-2

  Multiplying gives bigger number but smaller unit Dividing gives smaller number, but bigger unit        1 kg = ____ g 1 mL = ____ cm 3 1 m = ____ cm 1 L = ____ mL 1 g = ____ mg 1 m = ____ mm 1 cm = ____ mm        2 kg = ____ g ____ mL = 42 cm 3 5 m = ____ cm _____ L = 3,000 mL 2 g = ____ mg ______ m = 1,200 mm 875 cm = ____ mm

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