My Metric Quiz GV

Who Created the Metric Measurement system?

• The KING

• Smart Scientists

• MetricMan

• The RailRoad Company

Answer explanation

Scientists wanted to use a Unit System based on the a multiple of 10's to make it easier to convert and compare. Example 10mm=1Cm

1 millimeter is about he size of a...

• Banana

• dime

• pencil mark

• A worm

A Centimeter is about the length of a...

• Football field

• 1OO MEN

• A FINGER TIP

• A RUNNING STEP

A METER is the Length of... Choose 2 answers

• A Running Step

• A long baseball bat

• A table

• A foot

100 Meters Race is about the length of ...

• a City block

• A Soccer field

• A Mile

• A Shoe

Why do scientists the like Metric System?

• They don't like the King's measurements

• They learned it in another country

• They don't like the USA

• It is easy to multiply and divide with groups of 10

How many Centimeters tall is an average man?

• 500 cm

• 50 cm

• 175 cm

• 1,500 cm

Answer explanation

Lebron James is a very Tall man he is 2 Meters (200 cm) tall. Remember Each Meter is about 3ft' 4in" so Lebron is 6ft' 8in" Tall.

Also a Meter is about 3.5 inches more than a yard.

What are the three basic units of the metric system?

• Gram, Meter, Liter

• Decagram, Decameter, Decaliter

• Centigram, Centimeter, Centiliter

• Kilogram, Kilometer, Kiloliter

Which prefix means 100 times bigger than the standard unit?

• Milli

• Deca

• Hecto

• Kilo

Which unit is 1000 times smaller than a gram?

• Milligram

• Centigram

• Kilogram

• Decigram