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Measurement and the Metric System

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is longer? A Centimeter or an inch?
a)
centimeter
b)
inch
2.
How many inches are in a foot?
a)
36
b)
100
c)
12
d)
6
3.
How many feet are in a yard?
a)
9
b)
12
c)
36
d)
3
4.
What tool would you use to measure this real life object?
a)
ruler
b)
yardstick
c)
scale
d)
tape measure
5.
Which measurement would you use to measure the following?
the length of a piece of paper
a)
centimeters
b)
liters
c)
kilograms
d)
meters
6.
Which measurement would you use to measure the following?
the volume of a soda bottle
a)
centimeters
b)
liters
c)
kilograms
d)
grams
7.
Which measurement would you use to measure the following?
your mass
a)
centimeters
b)
liters
c)
kilograms
d)
milliliters
8.
Which measurement would you use to measure the following?
the volume of a glass of water
a)
millimeters
b)
milliliters
c)
milligrams
d)
millipedes
9.
Which measurement would you use to measure the following?
the volume of a fish tank full of water
a)
meters
b)
liters
c)
grams
d)
milliliters
10.
Which measurement would you use to measure the following?
the mass of a grain of rice
a)
kilometers
b)
centiliters
c)
milligrams
d)
kilograms
11.
Which measurement would you use to measure the following?
the length of a grain of rice
a)
millimeters
b)
kiloliters
c)
centigrams
d)
meters
12.
Which measurement would you use to measure the following?
the distance from school to the mall
a)
kilometers
b)
kiloliters
c)
kilograms
d)
cetimeters
13.
Which measurement would you use to measure the following?
the mass of a penny
a)
centimeters
b)
centiliters
c)
centigrams
d)
Centigrade
14.
Which measurement would you use to measure the following?
the length of the science room
a)
meters
b)
liters
c)
grams
d)
kilometers
15.
Which measurement would you use to measure the following?
the length of a pencil
a)
centimeters
b)
deciliters
c)
milligrams
d)
grams
16.
The base unit of metric length.
a)
Meter
b)
Liter 
c)
Kilogram
d)
milligram
17.
The basic unit of metric volume is called a_____.
a)
Kilogram
b)
milligram
c)
Liter
d)
milliliter
18.
The appropriate abbreviation of centimeter is..
a)
cm
b)
Cm
c)
cM
d)
CM
19.
The height from floor to ceiling in this room would be about..
a)
10 meters
b)
3 meters
c)
12 meters
d)
25 meters
20.
The abbreviation for gram is...
a)
G
b)
gg
c)
g
d)
gr
21.
What is the correct volume of the blue liquid?
a)
5 ml
b)
15 ml
c)
20 ml
d)
25 ml
22.
A graduated cylinder is used to measure the __________ of a liquid.
a)
temperature
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
length
23.
How many spaces are there between 20 and 25?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
10
24.
What is the volume of the water in this graduated cylinder?
a)
18 mL
b)
20.3 mL
c)
10.7 mL
d)
17 mL
25.
The amount of matter in an object is the
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
length
d)
density
26.
 The Metric system is based on units of__.
a)
1's
b)
5's
c)
10's
d)
15's
27.
The amount of space taken up by an object is
a)
Volume
b)
Density
c)
Distance
d)
pH
28.
The basic metric unit for volume is the _.
a)
gram
b)
meter
c)
liter
29.
The basic metric unit for distance is the _.
a)
gram
b)
meter
c)
liter
30.
The interval between 2 points
a)
Volume
b)
Distance
c)
Density
d)
Mass
31.
What does the prefix milli- mean?
a)
1/100
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
1/1,000
32.
how many meters are in 1 kilometer?
a)
10 m
b)
100 m
c)
1,000 m
d)
10,000 m
33.
A hippo's mass would most likely be described using with units?
a)
kilometers
b)
milligrams
c)
kilograms
d)
triple beam balance
34.
What is the base unit for temperature in in the metric system?
a)
meters
b)
degrees Celsius
c)
degrees Fahrenheit
d)
centimeters
35.
To find the volume of a rock, a student submerges the rock in beaker and finds the difference between the initial volume and the final volume. What is this process called?
a)
volume by displacement
b)
volume by gravity
c)
mass by volume
d)
weight
36.

The amount of water that comes out of a dropper is about a _______

a)

milliliter

b)

Liter

c)

gram

d)

kilogram

37.

A textbook weighs about a _________

a)

gram

b)

kilogram

c)

milliliter

d)

Liter

38.

A paper clip weighs about a _________

a)

gram

b)

kilogram

c)

milliliter

d)

Liter

39.

The amount of water in a large water bottle is about a _______

a)

milliliter

b)

Liter

c)

gram

d)

kilogram

40.

the distance you would walk in 20 minutes is about a _______

a)

kilometer

b)

Meter

c)

Centimeter

d)

millimeter

41.

The thickness of a dime is about a _______

a)

kilometer

b)

Meter

c)

Centimeter

d)

millimeter

42.

The width of your pinky is about a _______

a)

kilometer

b)

Meter

c)

Centimeter

d)

millimeter

43.

A baseball bat is about a _______

a)

kilometer

b)

Meter

c)

Centimeter

d)

millimeter

44.
What would be the best unit of measurement to measure the length of a toothbrush?
a)
millimeters
b)
meters
c)
centimeters
d)
kilometers
45.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
21° C
b)
21° F
c)
22° F
d)
22°C
46.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
31° C
b)
35° C
c)
32° C
d)
39° C
47.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
80° F
b)
81° F
c)
82° F
d)
85° F
48.

This prefix is 100 times SMALLER than the base unit.

a)

centi-

b)

milli-

c)

kilo-

49.

This prefix is 1,000 times BIGGER than the base unit - very big!

a)

centi-

b)

milli-

c)

kilo-

50.

This prefix is 1,000 times SMALLER than the base unit- very small!

a)

centi-

b)

milli-

c)

kilo-

51.

This unit is 1,000 times LIGHTER than a gram - how much an eyelash weighs

a)

gram (g)

b)

millimeter (mm)

c)

milligram (mg)

d)

milliliter (mL)

52.

This unit is 1,000 times SMALLER than a liter - a large drop

a)

Liter (L)

b)

kilogram (kg)

c)

kiloliter (kL)

d)

milliliter (mL)

53.

This unit is 100 times SMALLER than a meter - width of a ladybug or SKITTLE

a)

kilometer (km)

b)

centimeter (cm)

c)

millimeter (mm)

d)

milliliter (mL)

54.

This unit is 1,000 times HEAVIER than a gram - about 2 pounds (weight of textbook)

a)

gram (g)

b)

kilogram (kg)

c)

milligram (mg)

d)

milliliter (mL)

55.

What is mass?

a)

the distance between two points

b)

the amount of matter (stuff) in an object

c)

the amount of space an object takes up

d)

the distance between three points

56.

What is volume?

a)

the distance between two points

b)

the amount of matter (stuff) in an object

c)

the amount of space an object takes up

d)

the distance between three points

57.

The base unit for volume is the

a)

second

b)

gram

c)

meter

d)

liter

58.

The base unit for length and distance is the

a)

second

b)

gram

c)

meter

d)

liter

59.

How many grams are in a kilogram

a)

1,000 grams

b)

100 grams

c)

10 grams

d)

1 gram

60.

What unit would you use to measure the height of an elephant?

a)

millimeter

b)

decimeter

c)

kilometer

d)

meter

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