Metric Mania Flashcards
h
Hecto
(Hector)
100
da
Deka
(Doesn’t)
10
g
m
L
Gram Meter Liter (Usually) 1
d
Deci
(Drink)
0.1
c
Centi
(Chocolate)
0.01
m
Milli
(Milk)
0.001
Meter
The basic unit of length
Liter
The basic unit of volume
Gram
The basic unit of mass
Graduated Cylinder
A piece of glassware used to measure volume
Triple beam balance
The equipment used to measure mass
Volume
The amount of space an object takes up
Mass
How much matter an object is made of
Meniscus
The curved surface of a liquid where you measure volume
Kilogram
kg
Millimeter
mm
Dekaliter
daL
Centigram
cg
Hectoliter
hL
Decimeter
dm
Milliliter
mL
Kilometer
km
Hectogram
hg
Centiliter
cL
Kiloliter
kL
Centimeter
cm
Dekameter
dam
Deciliter
dL
Milligram
mg
Dekagram
dag
Hectometer
hm
Decigram
dg
0.98 dag ? 2.98 mg
>
384.848 mL ? 0.222 kL
048.8 km ? 048.8 hm
>
k
Kilo
(King)
1000