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What is the metric prefix for 1,000?
kilo
k = 1,000
What does the metric prefix ‘hecto’ represent?
100
h = 100
What is the meaning of the prefix ‘deka’?
10
da = 10
Fill in the blank: The prefix ‘deci’ means _______.
0.1 (1/10)
What does the prefix ‘centi’ denote?
0.01 (1/100)
C = 0.01
What is the meaning of the prefix ‘milli’?
0.001 (1/1000)
m = 0.001
What does ‘meter’ refer to?
measure
What does the suffix ‘ist’ signify?
one who does
What does ‘ology’ mean?
study of
What does the root ‘graph’ mean?
write/record
Fill in the blank: The prefix ‘uni’ indicates _______.
one
What does the prefix ‘mono’ signify?
one
What does ‘bi’ represent in terms of quantity?
two
What does the prefix ‘tri’ mean?
three
What does ‘quar/quadr’ indicate?
four
What is the meaning of the root ‘grav’?
heavy
What does the prefix ‘un’ signify?
not
What does the prefix ‘a’ indicate?
without/ not
What does ‘an’ mean?
without/ not
What does the prefix ‘hyper’ mean?
above/more
What does the prefix ‘multi’ signify?
many
What does ‘de’ mean?
down/off of
What does the prefix ‘hypo’ indicate?
below/ less
What does ‘re’ signify?
again
