Introduction to the Metric System

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Across
  1. 1. prefix meaning 10 times larger than the base unit
  2. 4. 1,000,000 milligrams = 1 ____
  3. 7. 100 ____ =1 meter
  4. 8. 1/1,000 meter = 1 ____
  5. 10. the amount of 3-dimensional space an object takes up
  6. 11. the measurement of an object from one end to the other in a straight line
  7. 14. prefix meaning 100 times smaller (0.01) than the base unit
  8. 16. the base unit of length in the metric system
  9. 17. 0.0001 meter= 1____
Down
  1. 1. prefix meaning 10 times smaller (0.1) than the base unit
  2. 2. prefix meaning 1000 times larger than the base unit
  3. 3. Metric conversions are done by moving the ___ the correct number of spaces in the correct direction.
  4. 5. the amount of matter in an object; often used to mean "weight," but they're actually not the same thing
  5. 6. 1000 meters=1____
  6. 9. The metric system is easier to use than the English system because everything is based on powers of ___.
  7. 12. the base unit of mass in the metric system
  8. 13. prefix meaning 100 times larger than the base unit
  9. 15. prefix meaning 1000 times smaller (0.001) than the base unit
  10. 18. the base unit of liquid volume in the metric system