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metric madness

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The metric system was born in

a)

Britain

b)

the United States

c)

France

d)

Burma

2.

The metric system has evolved into

a)

System international

b)

the English system

c)

Internal systems

d)

International harvestor

3.

What is the SI base unit of mass?

a)

gram

b)

kilogram

c)

pound

d)

Newton

4.

How many hours were in the metric day?

a)

24

b)

100

c)

10

d)

12

5.

Mathematical combinations of base units are called ____________units.

a)

volume

b)

associative

c)

heroic

d)

derived

6.

A laboratory tool for measuring liquid volume.

a)

Erlenmeyer flask

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

retort flask

d)

triple beam balance

7.

The SI derived unit of volume is the

a)

kilogram

b)

meter

c)

second

d)

Liter

8.

One thousandth of a liter is a

a)

centiliter

b)

milliliter

c)

millimeter

d)

fluid ounce

9.

The bottom of a curve in a column of liquid is the

a)

meniscus

b)

millimeter

c)

idiot ring

d)

graduation

10.

The SI scale of temperature is the _________scale

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

Celsius

c)

Kelvin

d)

Richter

11.

A unit exactly equal to one milliliter is one

a)

square inch

b)

square centimeter

c)

conic centimeter

d)

cubic centimeter

12.

One tenth of a meter is a

a)

millimeter

b)

decimeter

c)

centimeter

d)

micrometer

13.

Absolute zero is described as

a)

the coldest possible temperature

b)

the bottom of the barrel

c)

the address where nothing lives

d)

zero degrees Celsius

14.

Water freezes at

a)

32 degrees Fahrenheit

b)

273 Kelvin

c)

0 degrees Celsius

d)

all are correct

15.

Which of the following is the longest?

a)

1 foot

b)

1 centimeter

c)

1 yard

d)

1 meter

16.

The prefix milli- means

a)

one

b)

one tenth

c)

one hundreth

d)

one thousandth

17.

The amount of matter in an object is the

a)

length

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

density

18.

The amount space an object occupies is its

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

area

d)

volume