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The abbreviation for kilo is ...
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k
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The abbreviation for hecto is ...
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h
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The abbreviation for deka is ...
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da
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The abbreviation for deci is ...
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d
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The abbreviation for centi is ...
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c
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The basic unit of mass is the ...
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gram
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A "g" by itself means...
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gram
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The basic unit of volume is the ...
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Liter
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The "L" all by itself means
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Liter
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The basic unit of time is the ...
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second
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A "s" all by itself means...
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second
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The basic unit of length is ...
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meter
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The "m", when written all by itself is called.....
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meter
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The main 4 base units are...
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m, L, g, s
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Kilo - means ....
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1000
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Hecto- means ....
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100
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Deka- means...
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10
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Deci- means ...
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1/10 or 0.1
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Centi- means...
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1/100 or 0.01
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Milli- means ....
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1/1000 or 0.001
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In lab, a balance is used to measure...
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mass
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The international unit of mass is not the gram, but is the ___, because gram is so small.
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kilogram
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In lab, a meter stick is used to measure....
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length
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In lab, a beaker or graduated cylinder is used to measure...
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volume
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A common unit that means 1/1000th of a L is the...
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mL, milliliter
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The 100 marks on a meter stick are called...
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cm, centimeters
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The 1000 marks on a meter stick are called....
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mm, millimeters
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The unit that means 1/1000th of a meter is the...
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mm, millimeter
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The unit that means 1/100th of a meter is the...
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centimeter
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The unit that means 1000 grams is the...
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kilogram, kg
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To change the unit, mm to just m, you must move the decimal ____ places to the ____
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3,left
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To change the unit, kg, to just grams, you must move the decimal ____ places to the ____
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3, right
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The change the unit meter to centimeter, you must move the decimal ____ places to the _____
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2, right
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The prefix located at letter "a" is ...
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kilo, k
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The prefix located at letter "b" is...
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hecto, h
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The prefix located at letter "c" is...
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deka, da
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The prefix located at letter "d" is...
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deci, d
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How many places would the decimal have to be moved to change from prefix "a" to prefix "f"?
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6 places to the right
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How many places do you move the decimal to change from prefix "e" to "base"?
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2 places to the left
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