Measurement Pretest

Convert 16.25 centimeters into inches. Hint: 1 in = 2.45 cm.

• 41.28 inches

• 0.156 inches

• 18.79 inches

• 6.40 inches

Peter and Janice go hiking. Janice brings 1.5 liters of water and Peter brings 500 milliliters of water. Who brought more water on the trip.

• Peter

• Janice

• They brought the same amount.

Choose the set of units and measurements that are matched correctly.

• Liter - Volume

  Meter - Length

  Gram - Mass

• Liter - Mass

  Meter - Volume

  Gram - Length

• Liter - Length

  Meter - Mass

  Gram - Volume

How many centimeters are in 2.6 meters?

Convert 2000 yards into meters. Hint: 1 yard = 0.9144 meters.

• 2001.62

• 1828.80

• 2187.23

• .0004572

Edward works with the rabbits. Floopsy just had a litter of babies. Edward needs to record the mass of each baby. What would be the best unit of measurement to record the weight of the babies?

• Grams

• Kilograms

• Kiloliters

• Milliliters

Jared is the manager of an aquarium. He is working on quarantine tanks for the fish that have fallen ill. He needs to fill them with water. What would be the best unit of measurement to keep track of the volume of water?

• Milligrams

• Grams

• Milliliters

• Liters

How many grams are in 0.067 kilograms?

Which of the following are metric units?

• Meter

• Inch

• Ounce

• Liter

• Celcius

Place the following prefixes in order from the largest to the smallest in size: centi, deci, milli, deca, kilo, hecto

• centi, deci, milli, deca, hecto, kilo

• milli, centi, deci, deca, hecto, killo

• kilo, hecto, deca, deci, centi, milli

• kilo, hecto, deci, milli, centi, deca