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WorksheetsIdentifying Metric Units
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When measuring the thickness of a dime, use which of the following:
a)
mm
b)
mg
c)
nm
d)
cg
2.
When measuring the mass of an elephant it is best to use:
a)
g
b)
nL
c)
ng
d)
kg
3.
What are the three base units?
a)
mass,length,grams
b)
meters,length,grams
c)
measuring,liters,games
d)
meters,liters,grams
4.
what is the name for the following? mL
a)
megaliter
b)
megalift
c)
Meterliter
d)
milliliter
5.
Give the correct symbol: hectorgram
a)
Hgm
b)
Hg
c)
hg
d)
hgm
6.
Give the correct symbol: dekaliter
a)
daL
b)
dL
c)
DL
d)
dkL
7.
Give the correct symbol: meter
a)
m
b)
M
c)
mm
d)
MM
8.
Give the correct symbol: millimeter
a)
m
b)
M
c)
mm
d)
MM
9.
What is the base unit in the following:
mL
mL
a)
Meters
b)
Liters
c)
Grams
10.
What is the base unit in the following:
mg
mg
a)
Meters
b)
Liters
c)
Grams
11.
The distance between New York City and Miami, Florida would be measured in __?__.
a)
kilometers (km)
b)
meters (m)
c)
centimeters (cm)
d)
millimeters (mm)
12.
To measure the length of a Kleenex box you would use __?__.
a)
kilometers (km)
b)
meters (m)
c)
dekameters (dam)
d)
centimeters (cm)
13.
The volume of a glass of orange juice would be measured in __?__.
a)
liters (L)
b)
cubic meters (m3)
c)
milliliters (mL)
d)
kilograms (kg)
14.
The metric prefix "kilo" means __?__.
a)
one tenth (0.1)
b)
one thousandth (0.001)
c)
one hundred (100)
d)
one thousand (1,000)
15.
The metric prefix " deka" means __?__
a)
one tenth (0.1)
b)
ten (10)
c)
one hundred (100)
d)
one thousandth (0.001)
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