Metric System and Metric Conversions

mass

gram

volume

liter

length

meter

si prefixes

prefixes that can be used with SI base units to form new units that are greater than or less than the base units by some multiple of 10

nano (n)

0.000000001 or 1/1,000,000,000 or one billionth

micro (u thing)

0.000001 or 1/1,000,000, one millionth

milli (m)

0.001 or 1/1000, one thousandth

centi (c)

0.01 or 1/100, one hundredth

deci (d)

0.1 or 1/10, one tenth

The "unit" in the metric system always equals what number?

1

unit [meter, liter, gram]

1

giga (G)

1,000,000,000: one billion

mega (M)

1,000,000: one million

kilo (k)

1,000: one thousand

hecto (h)

100: one hundred

deca (dk)

10: ten

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What do the prefixes in front of the base [meter, liter, gram] signify?

How much greater or less than the unit [one] the unit is.

What unit is the metric system based on?

Tens