Metric Prefixes from Kilo Down to Milli Practice
Convert measurements using kilo, hecto, deka, base units, deci, centi, and milli
Metric Prefixes from Kilo Down to Milli Practice
Convert measurements using kilo, hecto, deka, base units, deci, centi, and milli
Math - Grade 6-8
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Complete the metric prefix order from largest to smallest: kilo, hecto, deka, base unit, deci, centi, milli. Then write how many times larger each step is than the next smaller unit.
Think of moving one place on a metric ladder each time.
The order is kilo, hecto, deka, base unit, deci, centi, milli. Each step is 10 times larger than the next smaller unit. - 2
Convert 4.2 kilometers to meters.
4.2 kilometers equals 4,200 meters because 1 kilometer equals 1,000 meters. - 3
Convert 650 centimeters to meters.
Centimeters are two metric steps smaller than meters.
650 centimeters equals 6.5 meters because 100 centimeters equals 1 meter. - 4
Convert 0.75 liters to milliliters.
0.75 liters equals 750 milliliters because 1 liter equals 1,000 milliliters. - 5
Convert 32 decimeters to meters.
Deci means one tenth of the base unit.
32 decimeters equals 3.2 meters because 10 decimeters equals 1 meter. - 6
Convert 5,600 milligrams to grams.
5,600 milligrams equals 5.6 grams because 1,000 milligrams equals 1 gram. - 7
Convert 8.4 hectometers to meters.
Hecto is two metric steps larger than the base unit.
8.4 hectometers equals 840 meters because 1 hectometer equals 100 meters. - 8
Convert 0.06 dekaliters to liters.
0.06 dekaliters equals 0.6 liters because 1 dekaliter equals 10 liters. - 9
A trail is 2.5 kilometers long. How many centimeters long is the trail?
Convert kilometers to meters first, then meters to centimeters.
The trail is 250,000 centimeters long. First, 2.5 kilometers equals 2,500 meters, and then 2,500 meters equals 250,000 centimeters. - 10
A bottle holds 350 milliliters of water. How many liters does it hold?
The bottle holds 0.35 liters because 1,000 milliliters equals 1 liter. - 11
Which is greater: 3.4 meters or 340 millimeters? Explain your answer.
Compare the measurements in the same unit.
3.4 meters is greater because 3.4 meters equals 3,400 millimeters, which is greater than 340 millimeters. - 12
Fill in the missing number: 12.8 grams = _____ centigrams. Explain how you converted.
Moving from a larger unit to a smaller unit makes the number larger.
12.8 grams equals 1,280 centigrams because centigrams are two metric steps smaller than grams, so you multiply by 100.