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Metric Units - Table Missing Prefix (Common) (Level 1)

This math topic focuses on identifying and understanding the common metric prefixes and their associated values and symbols. The questions require matching metric unit prefixes like 'centi', 'milli', 'deca', 'kilo', etc., with their respective symbols ('c', 'm', 'da', 'k') and values, through a completion style format in a table. The learners are tested on their knowledge of how these prefixes relate to base units in terms of their multiplication factors or their powers of ten representations. Each question targets a specific prefix, asking the students to identify the correct prefix corresponding to a given abbreviation.

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Table Missing Prefix (Common)

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What is the prefix that is abbreviated 'd'?

kilok1000103hectoh100102decada10101(base)1100?d0.110−1centic0.0110−2millim0.00110−3\begin{array} {llll} \\ & \text{kilo} & \text{k} & 1000 & 10^{3} \\ & \text{hecto} & \text{h} & 100 & 10^{2} \\ & \text{deca} & \text{da} & 10 & 10^{1} \\ & \text{(base)} & & 1 & 10^{0} \\ & ? & \text{d} & 0.1 & 10^{-1} \\ & \text{centi} & \text{c} & 0.01 & 10^{-2} \\ & \text{milli} & \text{m} & 0.001 & 10^{-3} \end{array}

Metric Units - Table Missing Prefix (Common) Worksheet

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Math worksheet on 'Metric Units - Table Missing Prefix (Common) (Level 1)'. Part of a broader unit on 'Measurement - Units Intro - Metric' Learn online: app.mobius.academy/math/units/measurement_unit_intro_metric/
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What is the prefix that is abbreviated 'da'?
A LaTex expression showing \begin{array} {llll} \\ & \text{kilo} & \text{k} & 1000 & 10 to the power of 3 \\ & \text{hecto} & \text{h} & 100 & 10 to the power of 2 \\ & ? & \text{da} & 10 & 10 to the power of 1 \\ & \text{(base)} & & 1 & 10 to the power of 0 \\ & \text{deci} & \text{d} & 0.1 & 10 to the power of -1 \\ & \text{centi} & \text{c} & 0.01 & 10 to the power of -2 \\ & \text{milli} & \text{m} & 0.001 & 10 to the power of -3 \end{array}
a
centi
b
deca
c
hecto
d
milli
e
(base)
f
deci
2
What is the prefix that is abbreviated 'd'?
A LaTex expression showing \begin{array} {llll} \\ & \text{kilo} & \text{k} & 1000 & 10 to the power of 3 \\ & \text{hecto} & \text{h} & 100 & 10 to the power of 2 \\ & \text{deca} & \text{da} & 10 & 10 to the power of 1 \\ & \text{(base)} & & 1 & 10 to the power of 0 \\ & ? & \text{d} & 0.1 & 10 to the power of -1 \\ & \text{centi} & \text{c} & 0.01 & 10 to the power of -2 \\ & \text{milli} & \text{m} & 0.001 & 10 to the power of -3 \end{array}
a
(base)
b
deca
c
deci
d
milli
e
centi
f
hecto
3
What is the prefix that is abbreviated 'm'?
A LaTex expression showing \begin{array} {llll} \\ & \text{kilo} & \text{k} & 1000 & 10 to the power of 3 \\ & \text{hecto} & \text{h} & 100 & 10 to the power of 2 \\ & \text{deca} & \text{da} & 10 & 10 to the power of 1 \\ & \text{(base)} & & 1 & 10 to the power of 0 \\ & \text{deci} & \text{d} & 0.1 & 10 to the power of -1 \\ & \text{centi} & \text{c} & 0.01 & 10 to the power of -2 \\ & ? & \text{m} & 0.001 & 10 to the power of -3 \end{array}
a
milli
b
hecto
c
(base)
d
deca
e
deci
f
centi
4
What is the prefix that is abbreviated 'h'?
A LaTex expression showing \begin{array} {llll} \\ & \text{kilo} & \text{k} & 1000 & 10 to the power of 3 \\ & ? & \text{h} & 100 & 10 to the power of 2 \\ & \text{deca} & \text{da} & 10 & 10 to the power of 1 \\ & \text{(base)} & & 1 & 10 to the power of 0 \\ & \text{deci} & \text{d} & 0.1 & 10 to the power of -1 \\ & \text{centi} & \text{c} & 0.01 & 10 to the power of -2 \\ & \text{milli} & \text{m} & 0.001 & 10 to the power of -3 \end{array}
a
milli
b
deci
c
deca
d
centi
e
hecto
f
(base)
5
What is the prefix that is abbreviated 'c'?
A LaTex expression showing \begin{array} {llll} \\ & \text{kilo} & \text{k} & 1000 & 10 to the power of 3 \\ & \text{hecto} & \text{h} & 100 & 10 to the power of 2 \\ & \text{deca} & \text{da} & 10 & 10 to the power of 1 \\ & \text{(base)} & & 1 & 10 to the power of 0 \\ & \text{deci} & \text{d} & 0.1 & 10 to the power of -1 \\ & ? & \text{c} & 0.01 & 10 to the power of -2 \\ & \text{milli} & \text{m} & 0.001 & 10 to the power of -3 \end{array}
a
(base)
b
milli
c
hecto
d
deca
e
deci
f
centi
6
What is the prefix that is abbreviated 'k'?
A LaTex expression showing \begin{array} {llll} \\ & ? & \text{k} & 1000 & 10 to the power of 3 \\ & \text{hecto} & \text{h} & 100 & 10 to the power of 2 \\ & \text{deca} & \text{da} & 10 & 10 to the power of 1 \\ & \text{(base)} & & 1 & 10 to the power of 0 \\ & \text{deci} & \text{d} & 0.1 & 10 to the power of -1 \\ & \text{centi} & \text{c} & 0.01 & 10 to the power of -2 \\ & \text{milli} & \text{m} & 0.001 & 10 to the power of -3 \end{array}
a
deca
b
kilo
c
milli
d
centi
e
deci
f
(base)