VIDEO QUIZ Measurement and the Metric System-Math Antics

What is the purpose of measurement?

• To express physical properties as numbers

• To use relative terms

• To quantify properties using hot dogs and doughnuts

• To communicate without using units

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What are units of measurement?

• Pre-determined quantities used as references

• Fundamental concepts in math

• Amounts that people invent and agree on

• Relative terms for physical properties

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What is the purpose of standardizing units of measurement?

• To ensure consistent and accurate results

• To make measurement more complicated

• To allow for different results based on personal preferences

• To avoid using hot dogs and doughnuts as units

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What is the official name of the Metric System?

• The International System of Units

• The Bureau of Weights and Measures

• The French Systeme International

• The Metric System

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What is the advantage of the Metric System?

• It is based on powers of 10

• It uses inconsistent units

• It is difficult to convert between units

• It is not widely used around the world

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What is the base unit of distance in the Metric System?

• Meter

• Kilometer

• Centimeter

• Millimeter

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What is the unit that is 10 times bigger than a meter?

• Dekameter

• Hectameter

• Kilometer

• Centimeter

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What is the unit that is 100 times smaller than a meter?

• Decimeter

• Centimeter

• Millimeter

• Kilometer

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What is the abbreviation for kilometer?

• km

• dm

• cm

• mm

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What is the basic unit of mass in the Metric System?

• Gram

• Kilogram

• Milligram

• Hectogram

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