Kate's math Terms

Question 1

What is the metric system?

Answer 1

It is a system of measurements that most countries in the world use and agree on.

Question 2

What do we call the standards units of measurements that we use in science?

Answer 2

Metric Units

Question 3

What is the metric/standard unit of length?

Answer 3

Meter

Question 4

List several subsets of the meter

Answer 4

• Millimeter (mm)
• Centimeter (cm)
• Kilometer ( km)

Question 5

How many mm are in one cm?

Answer 5

10mm

Question 6

How many cm are in one decimeter?

Answer 6

10cm

Question 7

How many cm are in one meter?

Answer 7

100cm

Question 8

How many meters are in one kilometer?

Answer 8

1000meters

Question 9

1km= how many meters?

Answer 9

1000 meters

Question 10

1m= how many centimeters?

Answer 10

100cm

Question 11

One decimeter - how many cm?

Answer 11

10 cm

Question 12

1cm = how many millimeters?

Answer 12

10 mm

Question 13

Arrange the metric units of length from shortest to longest

Answer 13

mm——cm—-m—-km

Question 14

1m = how many mm?

Answer 14

1000 mm

Question 15

The word kilo means?

Answer 15

1000

Question 16

The word milli means…

Answer 16

1/1000

Question 17

If we are going from a big unit to a small unit we?

Answer 17

Multiply

Question 18

If we are going from a small unit to a big unit we?

Answer 18

Divide