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Measurement Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1,000 g = _______ kg
a)
1
b)
100
c)
0.1
d)
100,000
2.

What is the appropriate unit of measurement for the amount of water in a lake?

a)

kiloliter

b)

milliliter

c)

centiliter

d)

meter

3.

Which of the following would you measure using kilometers?

a)

thickness of a chapter book

b)

length of a school bus

c)

distance across the Pacific Ocean

d)

length of your ear

4.

Which of the following would you measure using centimeters?

a)

length of an eyelash

b)

width of your desk

c)

length of a drive-thru lane

d)

distance to a shopping mall

5.

Which unit would you use to measure the capacity of a fish tank?

a)

liters

b)

millileters

c)

grams

d)

kilometers

6.
The base unit of metric length.
a)
Meter
b)
Liter 
c)
Kilogram
d)
milligram
7.
The basic unit of metric volume is called a_____.
a)
Kilogram
b)
milligram
c)
Liter
d)
milliliter
8.
How many cm's is in a meter?
a)
1000
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1
9.

Which metric unit would be used to measure the mass of a peanut?

a)

kilogram

b)

gram

c)

ounce

d)

millilter

10.
What is the volume of liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
40.0 mL
b)
40.3 mL
c)
43.0 mL
d)
44.0 mL
11.
The best measure for distance from this classroom to the lunchroom would be....
a)
centimeters
b)
millimeters
c)
meters
d)
Kilometers
12.
What would be the best unit of measurement to measure the length of a toothbrush?
a)
millimeters
b)
meters
c)
centimeters
d)
kilometers
13.
What would be the best METRIC unit to measure the mass of a cap eraser?
a)
Ounces (oz)
b)
Kilograms (kg)
c)
Grams (g)
d)
Tons (t)
14.
What is this tool called?
a)
Beaker
b)
Flask
c)
Graduated Cylinder
d)
Measuring Cup
15.
What is mass?
a)
a measure of the amount of matter an object contains
b)
a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
c)
the amount of space an object takes up
d)
a temperature scale
16.
What will never change, wherever you are in the universe?
a)
mass
b)
weight
17.
What is weight?
a)
a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
b)
a measure of the amount of matter an object contains
c)
the amount of space an object takes up
d)
don't ask me that, I'm sensitive
18.
How do you measure the volume of an irregular solid?
a)
displacement method
b)
length x width x height
c)
mass divided by volume
d)
kick it
19.
What is this piece of equipment?
a)
A. spring scale
b)
B. Triple Beam Balance
c)
C. Balance Scale
d)
D. Balance
20.
In science, we use the ________system to measure.
a)
Customary system
b)
Metric System
c)
Indifferent system