Metric System

What is the basic unit of length

• foot

• inches

• meter

• yards

kilo is the prefix of

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 1

Which unit is NOT used in the metric system?

• Meter

• Gram

• Liter

• Pound

A unit of length in the metric system is the:

• Liter

• Meter

• Gram

• Newton

Which unit would be best to measure the length of a pencil?

• meters

• kilometers

• Centimeters

• Decimeters

Name the lab equipment shown in the picture

• graduated cylinder

• beaker

• flask

• test tube

Which of the following metric measurements would be used to measure the length of a football field?

• centimeters

• kilometers

• meters

• millimeters

What does volume measure?

• the amount of stuff or matter in an object

• the gravitational pull on an object

• the amount of space something takes up, or its size

• the measure of how hot or cold something is

The SI unit for volume is the __________.

• meter

• kilogram

• liter

• second

• Newton

Which of the following represents the smallest prefix of the group?

• milli

• deci

• deka

• kilo