Mastering Metric Conversions with the Staircase Method

What does 'Kevin' represent in the mnemonic 'Kevin hijacks data bank dear cat monkey'?

• Base

• Deca

• Hecto

• Kilo

Which unit is represented by 'deer' in the mnemonic?

• Milli

• Centi

• Deci

• Base

What is the base unit for measuring volume?

• Gram

• Meter

• Liter

• Centi

If you move three steps down from the base unit, which direction does the decimal point move?

• Up

• Down

• Right

• Left

Convert 6 grams to milligrams.

• 60000 mg

• 60 mg

• 600 mg

• 6000 mg

Convert 40 meters to kilometers.

• 4 km

• 0.4 km

• 0.04 km

• 0.004 km

Convert 25 kilograms to grams.

• 250 grams

• 2500 grams

• 250000 grams

• 25000 grams

Convert 3.6 liters to milliliters.

• 36 ml

• 36000 ml

• 3600 ml

• 360 ml

Convert 18 meters to centimeters.

• 1800 cm

• 18 cm

• 180 cm

• 18000 cm

What is an alternative method to the staircase for unit conversion?

• Using a line with base in the middle

• Using a calculator

• Using a ruler

• Using a graph