Unit 1 Review Quiz

The metric system is based on the number

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

Which of the following is metric unit for length?

• Lietrs

• Grams

• Joules

• Meters

What quantity do liters measure in the metric system?

• Volume

• Length

• Heat energy

• Mass

How many meters are in 40cm?

• 40

• 4

• 0.4

• 0.04

The most practical metric prefix units to use for expressing the distance from NC to NY would be using

• Kilometers

• Meters

• Centimeters

• Micrometers

The length of a bacterial cell should be expressed in

• Micrometers

• Kilometers

• Meters

• Hectometers

Grams represents which quantity?

• Length

• Mass

• Volume

• Brightness

5 Liters expressed in kiloliters would be

• 500

• 5000

• 0.5

• 0.005

When converting to smaller metric units , one must always move the decimal place

• to the left and make the number smaller

• to the right and make the number larger

• to the left and make the number larger

• to the right and make the number smaller

Converting from meters to cm requires a decimal place movement involving how many places to the right?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4