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Metric Measurement

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The base unit of metric length.
a)
Meter
b)
Liter 
c)
Kilogram
d)
milligram
2.
The correct abbreviation for milliliter is..
a)
ML
b)
Ml
c)
mL
d)
ml
3.

The base unit of metric liquid volume is called a_____.

a)

Kilogram

b)

milligram

c)

Liter

d)

milliliter

4.
The height of the ceiling in this room would be..
a)
10 meters
b)
3 meters
c)
12 meters
d)
25 meters
5.

How many cm's is in a meter?

a)

1000

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1

6.

How many meters in a kilometer?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

100

d)

1000

7.

A tool used to measure mass or weight _____

a)

computer

b)

Triple beam balance

c)

meter stick

d)

graduated cylinder

8.

If 1 liter is 1000 mL then 2 liters = ____ mL

a)

2000

b)

20

c)

200

d)

150

9.

Something that is about a meter long would be

a)

10 football fields

b)

A paper clip

c)

A baseball bat

10.

The base unit of metric mass is called a _____.

a)

liter

b)

centimeter

c)

gram

d)

meter

11.
1 kilogram = _____ grams
a)
10
b)
100
c)
10,000
d)
1000
12.

The correct abbreviation of centimeter is..

a)

cm

b)

Cm

c)

cM

d)

CM

13.

A centimeter is about the size of .....

a)

The length of your thumb

b)

the width of your pinkie

c)

the length of a baseball bat

d)

the length of a football field

14.

10 soccer fields equals the length of a

a)

meter

b)

megameter

c)

kilometer

d)

millimeter

15.

The abbreviation for gram is...

a)

G

b)

gg

c)

g

16.

A tool to measure metric liquid volume would be....

a)

meter stick

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

triple beam balance

d)

spring scale

17.
m stands for....
a)
millimeter
b)
meter
c)
centimeter
d)
Liter
18.

1000 millilters = _____

a)

5 liters

b)

2 liters

c)

10 liters

d)

1 liter

19.

1 milliliter would be measured using a..

a)

Beaker

b)

Pipet

c)

gallon milk jug

20.
Weight of a backpack filled with books would be in _____
a)
grams
b)
kilograms
c)
milligrams
d)
liters
21.
8 meters = _____ cm
a)
80 cm
b)
800 cm
c)
8000 cm
d)
80,000 cm
22.

If 1 kilogram = 1000 grams then 2.5 kilograms = _____ grams

a)

2500 g

b)

250 g

c)

25,000 g

d)

25 g

23.
How much liquid is in this graduated cylinder?
a)
16 mL
b)
13 mL
c)
14mL
d)
15 mL
24.

A tool to measure metric length

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

triple beam balance

c)

meter stick

25.

1 centimeter =

a)

100 millimeters

b)

1 millimeter

c)

10 millimeters

26.

Another name for the metric system is

a)

International Metric System

b)

International System of Metrics

c)

International System of Units

27.

What is the mass of this triple beam balance?

a)

272.5 g

b)

272.1 g

c)

252.7 g

28.

kg stands for

a)

kilogram

b)

meter

c)

liter

d)

liter

29.

L stands for

a)

liter

b)

milliliter

c)

gram

30.

km stands for

a)

kilogram

b)

kilometer

c)

liter

31.

The abbreviation for milliliter is..

a)

mm

b)

mL

c)

kl

d)

cm

32.

The curve at the bottom of a liquid in a graduated cylinder is called...

a)

meniscus

b)

maniacal

33.

If 1 kilometer = 1000 meters then 10 kilometers =

a)

1000

b)

100,000

c)

10,000

d)

100

34.

Which measurement would be used to measure a trip to St. Paul, MN?

a)

meters

b)

centimeters

c)

millimeters

d)

kilometers