WorksheetsWord Study #6
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The prefix kilo- means "one thousand." A kilowatt, for example is a unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 watts. A kilometer is a unit of distance in the metric system equal to ______ meters.
1
10
100
1000
The word that means "a unit of weight equal to 1,000 grams" is __________.
kilogram
kilovolt
kilocalorie
The word that means "a unit used to measure the frequency of radio waves equal to 1,000 cycles" is ____________.
kilobar
kilocycle
kiloliter
The word that means "a unit of capacity in the metric system equal to 1,000 liters" is _______.
kiloton
kilovolt
kiloliter
From the examples we have just studied, we can tell that the prefix ___________ means "one thousand."
centi-
kilo-
semi-
The prefix milli- means "one thousandth of." A milligram means one thousandth of a gram." Milliliter, for example, means "__________ a liter."
one thousandth of
one tenth of
The word that means "one thousandth of a second" is__________.
milliwatt
milligal
millisecond
The word that means "one thousandth of a volt of electricity" is _______________.
milligram
millivolt
millidegree
The word that means "a unit of barometric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar" is__________.
millibar
millimeter
milligram
From the examples we have just studied, we can tell that the prefix _____________ means "one thousandth of."
semi-
milli-
bi-
