1. Word Review: cent-, centi-, dec-, dec-
cent-, centi- = hundred
dec-, deca- = ten

2. a period of years

3. century
a period of years

4. an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

5. decathlon
an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

6. a number using the base of ten; a part of a whole based on groups of ten

7. decimal
a number using the base of ten; a part of a whole based on groups of ten

8. a period of ten years

9. decade
a period of ten years

10. an arthropod with perhaps 100 legs

11. a polygon with ten sides and ten angles

12. decagon
a polygon with ten sides and ten angles

13. a unit of length in the metric system; it takes 100 cm to equal 1 meter

14. centimeter
a unit of length in the metric system; it takes 100 cm to equal 1 meter

15. centennial
an event that occurs every 100 years; a 100th anniversary

16. 1 meter = __________ centimeters

17. 1 meter = 100 centimeters