Metric System Flashcards
What is the base unit of length in the metric system?
Meter
True or False: 1 kilometer is equal to 1000 meters.
True
Fill in the blank: 1 liter is equal to _____ milliliters.
1000
What metric prefix represents one million?
Mega
Convert 5 kilometers to meters.
5000 meters
What is the base unit of mass in the metric system?
Gram
True or False: 1 gram is equal to 1000 milligrams.
True
What is the metric prefix for one hundredth?
Centi
Convert 2500 milliliters to liters.
2.5 liters
What is 1 hectare equivalent to in square meters?
10,000 square meters
Convert 3.5 kilograms to grams.
3500 grams
Fill in the blank: 1 megabyte is equal to _____ bytes.
1,000,000
What is the metric prefix for one thousand?
Kilo
True or False: 100 millimeters is equal to 10 centimeters.
True
Convert 0.75 liters to milliliters.
750 milliliters
What is the base unit of temperature in the metric system?
Kelvin
Convert 1000 grams to kilograms.
1 kilogram
Fill in the blank: 1 liter is equal to _____ cubic decimeters.
1
What metric prefix represents one billion?
Giga
True or False: There are 1000 milliliters in a liter.
True
Convert 150 centimeters to meters.
1.5 meters
What is 5.0 grams in milligrams?
5000 milligrams
Fill in the blank: 1 gigahertz is equal to _____ hertz.
1,000,000,000
What is the metric prefix for one trillion?
Tera
