Metric Conversions and Prefixes
The Base Units - NO Prefix
Prefixes
Gram = g
Tera = T
hecta = h
milli = m
Meter = m
Giga = G
deca = da
micro = µ
Liter = L
Mega = M
deci = d
nano = n
Seconds = s
kilo = k
centi = c
pico = p
Cool Mnemonic ! The Great Monarch King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk
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Make the following conversions: move the decimals. Later we will learn a conversion technique that can be used
in solving many types of math problems.
1)
3.4 liters to milliliters
6)
45 meters to centimeters
2)
11.7 grams to kilograms
7)
876 millimeters to meters
3)
78,999 milligrams to grams
8)
0.0009 kiloliters to liters
4)
0.9 centigrams to grams
9)
44 centimeters to meters
5)
112 meters to millimeters
10)
277 kilograms to grams