| A | B |
|---|
| length/distance | meter (m) |
| volume | liter (l) |
| mass | grams (g) |
| kilo | 1000 |
| hecto | 100 |
| deka | 10 |
| unit (meter, liter gram) | 1 |
| deci | 0.1 (1/10) |
| centi | 0.01 (1/100) |
| milli | 0.001 (1/1000) |
| Sentence to help remember prefixes | Kids Hide Down Under Desks Chewing Mints |
| How many liters are in a kiloliter? | 1000 liters |
| How many grams are in a dekagram? | 10 grams |
| How many meters are in one hectometer? | 100 meters |
| If a centimeter is .01 of a meter, how many centimeters are in one meter? | 100 cm |
| What is larger a meter or a millimeter? | meter |
| List the metric prefixes from smallest to largest? | milli, centi, deci, (UNIT) deka, hecto kilo |
| Base word for mass | gram |
| Base word for volume | liter |
| Base word for length and distance | meter |
| Standard for a meter | distance from floor to door knob (approximately). |
| Standard for a centimeter | the width of your pinkie finger |
| Standard for a millimeter | Push 2 fingers together and separate just until you can see between them |
| Standard for a gram | dollar bill |
