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Metric Measurement

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many centimeters are in a meter?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10,000

2.

How many milliliters are in a liter?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10,000

3.

Which is longer: a millimeter or a centimeter?

a)

millimeter

b)

centimeter

4.

How many meters are in 1 kilometer?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10,000

5.

A graduated cylinder contains exactly 60 mL of water. A rock was dropped into the cylinder of water. The water level rose to 86 mL. What is the volume of the rock?

a)

86.0 mL

b)

60.0 mL

c)

146.0 mL

d)

26.0 mL

6.

What is the basic unit of liquid volume in the metric system?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

Liter

d)

cm3

7.

What is the basic unit of length in the metric system?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

Liter

d)

cm3

8.

What is the basic unit of mass in the metric system?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

Liter

d)

cm3

9.

What tool measures liquid volume?

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

metric ruler

c)

triple-beam balance

d)

thermometer

10.

What tool measures length?

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

metric ruler

c)

triple-beam balance

d)

thermometer

11.

What tool measures mass?

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

metric ruler

c)

triple-beam balance

d)

thermometer

12.

What is the measurement on the graduated cylinder shown?

a)

10.9 mL

b)

20.0 mL

c)

19.0 mL

d)

18.0 mL

13.

9.0 m = ____cm

a)

90 cm

b)

900 cm

c)

9,000 cm

d)

0.9 cm

14.

42.0 L = ___mL

a)

4,200

b)

.0042

c)

4.20

d)

42,000

15.
Ed fills his water bottle with 1 liter of water. After his bike ride, he drinks 200 milliliters of the water. How much water is left in Ed's sports bottle?
***Remember: 1 liter = 1000 ml***
a)
800 mm
b)
8000 ml
c)
80 ml
d)
800 ml
16.
What would you use to measure the liquid in a coffee cup?
a)
liter
b)
mililiter
c)
gallon
17.
gram and kilogram measures
a)
capacity
b)
length
c)
time
d)
mass
18.
What is the abbreviation for milliliters?
a)
ML
b)
Ml
c)
mL
d)
ml
19.
What is the appropriate unit of measurement for the amount of water in a lake?
a)
L
b)
mL
c)
cm
d)
m
20.
What is the appropriate unit of measurement for the height of an apple?
a)
L
b)
cm
c)
m
d)
mm
21.

What is the length of the screw?

a)

5.0 cm

b)

6.0 cm

c)

5.0 mm

d)

6.0 m

22.

What does the volume of liquid measure in this cylinder?

a)

15.0 liters

b)

10.0 meters

c)

15.0 mililiters

d)

25.0 mililiters

23.
Choose the best measurement for capacity.
a)
Liter
b)
Kilogram
c)
Kilometer
d)
meter
24.
Choose the best measurement for mass.
a)
gram
b)
kilogram
c)
centimeter
d)
millimeter
25.

The metric system is based or scaled on units of:

a)

ten

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

inches

26.
Look at this image.  Which object has the LOWEST density in water? How? 
a)
The Ping Pong Ball because it floats to the top 
b)
The bolt because it has sunk to the bottom
c)
The soda cap because it is not just full of air like the Ping Pong ball
27.
What two types of measurements make up DENSITY? 
a)
Mass and Volume
b)
Temperature and Mass
c)
Grams and Centimeters
d)
Volume and Weight
28.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
29.
If an object has a density of .6 g/mL and you put it into water, will it sink or float?  
a)
sink
b)
float
30.

What is the volume?

a)

12

b)

23

c)

15

d)

60

31.

What is the formula for volume?

a)

Length x Width

b)

Length x Height

c)

Length x Width x Height

d)

Length + Width + Height

32.
Anything made of matter must _____________________.
a)
take up space and have mass
b)
have mass and be a solid
c)
be a solid and not move
d)
take up space and be a liquid
33.

What is the metric measuring unit for mass?

a)

Meter

b)

Liter

c)

Pounds

d)

Grams

34.
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
35.

What tool is used to measure mass?

a)

Graduated cylinder

b)

Meter stick

c)

Triple beam balance

d)

Ruler

36.
Which of the following is about one gram?
a)
A textbook
b)
A paper clip
c)
A spoon
d)
A carton

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