Metric Measurement Basics

What is the basic unit measurement for length?

• gram

• meter

• liter

• inch

What is the basic unit measurement for volume or capacity?

• meter

• liter

• gram

• ounce

What is the basic unit measurement for mass or weight?

• gram

• liter

• meter

• pound

What weighs approximately 1 gram?

• a paper clip

• a laptop

• a grain of salt

• a baseball bat

What is the approximate amount of 1 liter?

• a thermos water bottle

• a full bath tub

• a swimming pool

• one drop from an eye dropper

What measures approximately 1 meter?

• a golf club

• a pencil eraser

• one lap around a racetrack

• a cockroach

a metric prefix meaning to multiply by 1000

• kilo

• milli

• mitro

• killi

a metric prefix meaning to divide by 1000

• milli

• kilo

• killo

• milo

1 g = _______________

• 1000 mg

• 100mg

• 100 kg

• 1000 kg

1 m = ____________

• 1000 mm

• 100 mm

• 1000 km

• 100 km