Intro to Metric Units of Measurement

Metric Units of Measurement

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Metric System

• A system of measuring using the gram and the meter as basic units.

• It uses prefixes to state the amount of a base unit.

Base Units

• liter - base unit for measuring capacity/volume/liquids

• meter - base unit for measuring length/distance

• gram - base unit for measuring mass/weight

Multiple Choice

liter measures______?

• length

• mass

• volume

• distance

Multiple Choice

meter measures length or ______?

• distance

• mass

• capacity

• weight

Multiple Choice

gram measures _______?

• liquids

• length

• capacity

• weight

Prefixes

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What does the symbol c stand for?

Multiple Choice

How many grams are in a milligram?

• one-thousandth

• ten

Multiple Choice

How many liters are in a hectoliter?

• one-tenth

• one hundred

• one

Multiple Choice

What symbol means one-hundredth?

• da

• k

• c

• m

Multiple Choice

What is one-thousandth of a gram called?

• milligram

• kilogram

• kiloliter

• milliliter

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Which prefix means one hundred?

Multiple Choice

How many meters are in a dekameter?

• .1

• .001

• 10

• 1000

Fill in the Blanks

What symbol means one thousand?

Multiple Choice

What number does the symbol d stand for?

• 100

• .1

• .001

Multiple Choice

What is one-tenth of a liter called?

• milliliter

• liter

• kiloliter

• deciliter