Prefix & Scientific Notation

Which metric prefix means 0.01(1/100)? The metric prefix is _____.

• centi-

• deci-

• hecto-

• milli-

The SI unit for mass is the _____.

• meter

• kilogram

• liter

• Newton

To change kilometers to meters, move the decimal point in the quantity _____.

• 3 places to the right.

• 3 places to the left.

• 2 places to the right.

• 1 place to the left.

The modern international decimal system of weights and measurements accepted by all science communities is the _____.

• Metric System

• US Customary

• SI

• MKS

Convert 300 meters to centimeters:

• 3000 cm
• 0.3 cm
• 30,000 cm
• 3 cm

Convert 4.80 cm to mm. 

• 4.80 mm
• 48 mm
• 480 mm
• 4800 mm

The prefix "milli" means:

• 1000
• 1/1000
• 1,000,000
• 1/1,000,000

What does the term kilo mean?

• 100
• 10
• .001
• 1000

m stands for....

• millimeter
• meter
• centimeter
• Liter

648 g = ____ mg

• 6,480
• 64,800
• 648,000
• 64.8