Meter Root Word Quiz

"meter" is a Greek word that means_________.

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What do you call a device that measures heat?

• a thermometer

• a thermomix

• a hotmeter

• a thermos

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does the "cent" part of the word "centimeter" mean?

• one

• ten

• one hundred

• one thousand

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the "milli" part of the word "millimeter" mean?

• one

• one hundred

• one thousand

• one million

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

An instrument on a vehicle's dashboard that measures its speed

• thermometer

• fastmeter

• speedometer

• flashmeter

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure is a

• speedometer

• thermometer

• chronometer

• barometer

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The total length of a shape's border (or the length around a shape) is known as the

• telemeter

• parameter

• perimeter

• area

To measure time you use a _________.

• calorimeter

• micrometer

• chronometer

• diameter

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

If you could draw a line down the middle of a shape, and the measurements either side of that line are exactly the same, that shape is....

• sypmathetic

• parametric

• symmetrical

• geometric

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CCSS.4.G.A.3

A field of mathematics that is used to study things about the earth is....

• trigonometry

• geometry

• algebra

• biometry

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CCSS.2.G.A.1