To increase the size of the base unit of length in the metric system, you would:
D. add the appropriate prefix
Here's a step-by-step explanation:
The metric system is a decimal-based system of measurement. It uses different prefixes to indicate multiples or fractions of the base units. These prefixes represent powers of 10. To increase the size of the unit, a prefix that represents a larger multiple is added to the base unit.
For example:
- Adding the prefix "kilo-" (which means 1,000) to the base unit "meter" creates "kilometer," which is 1,000 meters.
- Adding the prefix "mega-" (which means 1,000,000) to the base unit "meter" results in "megameter," which is 1,000,000 meters.
So, to increase the size of the base unit of length (which is a meter), you select the prefix that corresponds to the desired multiple of 10 and add it to the word "meter." This is why the correct answer is to add the appropriate prefix.
