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Metric Prefixes Worksheet

Explore metric prefixes and their applications in science with this Grade 8 worksheet, covering conversions and common usage.

Grade 8 Science Units and MeasurementMetric Prefixes
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Metric Prefixes: Understanding Units

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work for conversion problems.

1. Which metric prefix represents one thousand (1000)?

a

centi-

b

milli-

c

kilo-

d

micro-

2. How many milligrams are in 1 gram?

a

10

b

100

c

1000

d

10000

3. The prefix 'deci-' means one   of a unit.

4. A kilometer is   meters.

5. The prefix 'nano-' means one   of a unit.

6. Convert 2.5 meters to centimeters.

7. Convert 500 milliliters to liters.

Match each prefix with its corresponding power of 10.

8. Kilo

 

a. 10^-3

9. Centi

 

b. 10^3

10. Milli

 

c. 10^-2

11. A megameter is smaller than a kilometer.

T

True

F

False

12. The prefix 'micro-' means one millionth.

T

True

F

False

13. If a scientist measures a bacterium that is 5 micrometers long, how many meters is that?