Mea-1D: Metric Prefixes

Select all the units LARGER than a meter.

• centimeter

• decameter

• hectometer

• decimeter

• kilometer

Which metric prefix means one hundred (100)?

• centi

• milli

• deca

• kilo

• hecto

Which metric prefix means one thousand (1000)?

• centi

• milli

• deca

• kilo

• hecto

Which metric prefix means ten (10)?

• deci

• milli

• deca

• kilo

• hecto

Which metric prefix means tenth (1/10)?

• deci

• milli

• deca

• kilo

• hecto

Which metric prefix means one thousandth (1/1000)?

• centi

• milli

• deca

• deci

• hecto

Which metric prefix means one hundredth (1/100)?

• centi

• milli

• deci

• kilo

• hecto

Which of these metric units could be used to measure length?

• liter

• centimeter

• kilogram

• milliliter

• meter

Which of these units would be best for measuring the length of your textbook?

• centimeter

• kilometer

• meter

• decameter

Which of these units would be best for measuring the distance between Columbus and Cincinnati?

• meter

• kilometer

• centimeter

• millimeter