The SI System

Which unit(s) can be used to measure volume?

Check all that apply.

• kg

• cm³

• mL

• K

• L

What is the SI base unit for distance or length?

• cubic centimeter

• meter

• mile

• yard

Sally wants to find the volume of a marble. What instrument should she use to determine this volume?

• Metric ruler

• Digital Scale

• Graduated Cylinder

• Thermometer

On a trip to France, David eats some bad escargot and gets food poisoning. He visits the emergency room and the nurse takes his weight. What units did the nurse most likely use to record David's weight?

• grams

• kilograms

• newtons

• pounds

The SI base unit for liquid volume is the...

(a)  

How many centimeters are there in one meter?

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

The prefixes assigned to units in the SI System are based on factors of...

(a)  

In order to complete 5K race, a runner must run 5 kilometers. How many meters does this distance equal?

• 5

• 50

• 500

• 5,000

Jimmy wants to use the water displacement method to find the volume of a small rock. He pours 10 mL of water into a graduated cylinder, then drops in the rock. How will Jimmy be able to determine the rock's volume?

• The volume of the rock will equal the initial volume of the water in the graduated cylinder.

• The volume of the rock will equal the final volume of the water in the graduated cylinder.

• The volume of the rock will equal the difference between the initial and final volumes of the water in the graduated cylinder.

• Jimmy will not be able to determine the rock's volume using this method.

Which temperature in degrees Celsius is closest to standard room temperature?

• 0 °C

• 25 °C

• 50 °C

• 100 °C