1.1 Measurement Introduction

1. How many grams are there in 2.5 kilograms?

• 2500
• 250
• 0.25
• 0.025

2. The width of a soccer field is 70 metres and its length is 105 metres. What is its area?

• 735 square metres
• 1,500 square metres
• 7,350 square metres
• 175 square metres

3. The standard unit of length is

• kilometer
• inch
• meter
• centimeter

4. How many millilitres (cm³) are needed to make up a volume of 1 litre?

• 1,000
• 10
• 100
• 1,000,000

5. How many grams are in a milligram?

• 1,000
• 0.01
• 0.001
• 100, 000

6. Ice usually melts at a temperature of

• -10 degree C
• 32 degree C
• 100 degree C
• 0 degree C

7. The length and width of your classroom are best measured with a

• trundle wheel
• ruler
• measuring tape
• vernier callipers

8. The standard unit of time is the

• light year
• minute
• second
• millisecond

9. The mass of a sample of sodium chloride is 24.856 grams. What is the mass rounded to the nearest hundredth of a gram?

• 24.8 g
• 24.85 g
• 24.86 g
• 24 g

10. The measure of how hot or cold a body is, is called its

• area
• length
• temperature
• mass