Metric System

What is mass?

• the distance between two points

• the amount of matter (stuff) in an object

• the amount of space an object takes up

• the distance between three points

What is volume?

• the distance between two points

• the amount of matter (stuff) in an object

• the amount of space an object takes up

• the distance between three points

The base unit for length and distance is the

• second

• gram

• meter

• liter

The base unit for volume is the

• second

• gram

• meter

• liter

The base unit for mass is the

• meter

• gram

• kilogram

• liter

How many grams are in a kilogram

• 1,000 grams

• 100 grams

• 10 grams

• 1 gram

How many meters in a kilometer

• 1000

• 100

• 10

• .1

How many millimeters in a meter?

• 1000

• 100

• 10

• .1

How many millimeters in a centimeter?

• 1000
• 100
• 10
• .1

What would be the best unit of measurement to measure the length of a toothbrush?

• millimeters
• meters
• centimeters
• kilometers