Metric Quiz

 The Metric system is based on units of__.

• 1's

• 5's

• 10's

• 15's

The basic metric unit for distance is the _.

• gram

• meter

• liter

How many centimeters are in 1 meter?

• 100

• 10

• 1000

• 10000

9m = ____cm

• 90 cm

• 900 cm

• 9,000 cm

• 0.9 cm

285 kg = ____ g

• 285,000

• 285

• 2,850

• 28,500

Convert from meters to cm:  9 meters

• 900 cm

• 90 cm

• 0.9 cm

• 0.09 cm

Is 20 g greater than, less than, or equal to 2 kg?

• greater than

• less than

• equal to

648 g = ____ mg

• 6,480

• 64,800

• 648,000

• 64.8

42 L = ___mL

• 4,200

• .0042

• 4.20

• 42,000

Using the conversion chart, as the units move to the left, the decimal place moves to the ____________.

• Right

• Sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left

• Left

• The decimal place doesn't change between units