Metric System Part 1 & 2 Review

Metric System Part 1 & 2 Review

Volume

• Base Unit in Metric System is liter (L)

• Graduated Cylinders are used to measure volume.

Multiple Choice

What tool is used to measure liters?

• graduated cylinder

• meter stick

• triple beam balance

Length

• The Basic Unit in the metric system for length is meter (m).

• The tool used to measure length is a meter stick.

Multiple Choice

The basic metric unit for length is ....

• gram

• liter

• meter

Mass

• The Basic Unit in the metric system for mass is gram (g)

• The tool used to measure mass is a triple beam balance.

Multiple Choice

The abbreviation for gram is

• m

• g

• L

Prefixes

• Prefixes or parts that we can add to the beginning of a word change the meaning of the measurement.

• A basic unit can be made to be bigger or smaller by adding a prefix.

Kilo-

• Kilo means 1000

• Kilogram= 1000 grams

• Kilometer= 1000 meters

• Kiloliter= 1000 liters

What can you measure with these units?

• 1 gram is about the size of a dime, 1 kilogram is about the size of a book

• 1 meter is about 3 feet, 1 kilometer is 333 feet. You would use meter to measure furniture and kilometers to measure distance when driving.

• 1 liter is about the size of a large water bottle, 1 kiloliter is used to measure things like swimming pools.

Multiple Select

Which of the following would be measured in kilograms?

• Dog

• backpack

• 3 coins

• a pencil

Multiple Select

Which of the following could be measured in kiloliters

• Cup of Water

• Bottle of soda

• Lake

• Pool

Multiple Select

Which of the following would be measured in kilometers?

• the distance between St. Louis and Kansas City

• the size of your bed

• the distance a marathon runner ran

• the length of your table