Metric units of measurements like meter, liter, and gram are often preceeded by Greek prefixes such as milli-, centi-, and kilo-. These are just three of the many prefixes used to modify the base unit of meter, liter, or gram. An understanding of their meaning allows a student to comfortably use the metric system and to perform conversions from one unit to another.
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Metric System - help5
There are three similar questions in this Question Group. Each question involves finding four pairs of matching measurements. Here is the set of measurements for one of the versions:
Version 1:
Each quantity listed below can be matched to another quantity that is equivalent in magnitude or size. Find the matching pairs.
30 meter
30 millimeter
0.0003 meter
3 centimeter
0.03 centimeter
300 millimeter
0.03 kilometer
0.3 meter
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