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Metric units (AQA GCSE Maths): Flashcards

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Metric units

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Metric system based on

Powers of 10

$1$ km $= ?$ m

$1000$ m

$1$ m $= ?$ cm

$100$ cm

$1$ cm $= ?$ mm

$10$ mm

$1$ kg $= ?$ g

$1000$ g

$1$ ml $= ?$ cm³

$1$ cm³

$1000$ cm³ $= ?$ litre

$1$ litre

Converting to smaller units: multiply or divide?

Multiply (answer gets bigger)

Converting to larger units: multiply or divide?

Divide (answer gets smaller)

Multiply by $1000$ : move digits which direction?

$3$ places left

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Metric units (AQA GCSE Maths): Flashcards

Practise the cards

Metric system based on

111 km =?= ?=? m

111 m =?= ?=? cm

111 cm =?= ?=? mm

111 kg =?= ?=? g

111 ml =?= ?=? cm³

100010001000 cm³ =?= ?=? litre

Converting to smaller units: multiply or divide?

Converting to larger units: multiply or divide?

Multiply by 100010001000: move digits which direction?

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Problem-solving practice 1

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Problem-solving practice 1

Problem-solving practice 2

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Fractions, decimals and percentages

Percentage change 1

Percentage change 2

Ratio 1

Ratio 2

Metric units

Reverse percentages

Growth and decay

Speed

Density

Other compound measures

Proportion

Proportion and graphs

Problem-solving practice 1

Problem-solving practice 2

Growth and decay

Speed

Density

Other compound measures

Proportion

Proportion and graphs

Problem-solving practice 1

Problem-solving practice 2

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Percentages

Fractions, decimals and percentages

Percentage change 1

Percentage change 2

Ratio 1

Ratio 2

Metric units

Reverse percentages

Growth and decay

Speed

Density

Other compound measures

Proportion

Proportion and graphs

Problem-solving practice 1

Problem-solving practice 2

Growth and decay

$1$ km $= ?$ m

$1$ m $= ?$ cm

$1$ cm $= ?$ mm

$1$ kg $= ?$ g

$1$ ml $= ?$ cm³

$1000$ cm³ $= ?$ litre

Multiply by $1000$ : move digits which direction?