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Metric System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Metric System is based on powers of:

a)

5's

b)

10's

c)

20's

d)

50's

2.

Which units are the BASE units in the metric system? Check all that apply.

a)

Meters

b)

Liters

c)

Grams

d)

Inches

e)

Miles

3.

What scientific tool is used to measure volume of liquids, such as water and chemicals?

a)

Meter Stick

b)

Ruler

c)

Graduated Cylinder

d)

Triple Beam Balance

4.

What scientific tool is best to measure the length of a classroom?

a)

Meter Stick

b)

Ruler

c)

Graduated Cylinder

d)

Triple Beam Balance

5.

Which units below are NOT part of the metric system? Check all that apply.

a)

Inches

b)

Feet

c)

Meters

d)

Grams

6.

Which unit below is the largest?

a)

Kilogram

b)

Gram

c)

Centigrams

d)

Milligrams

7.

Which unit below is the SMALLEST?

a)

Kilometer

b)

Millimeters

c)

Meters

d)

Centimeters

8.

Convert 6 cm to mm. How many mm equals 6 cm?

a)

6,000 mm

b)

600 mm

c)

60 mm

d)

6 mm

9.

Using your knowledge of the metric system, which unit is the biggest?

a)

Kilo

b)

Deka

c)

Deci

d)

Milli

10.
What does the prefix milli- mean?
a)
1/100
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
1/1,000
11.
The International System of Unites
a)
is a device used only to measure volume
b)
is used only for measuring length
c)
is based on units of 10
d)
is based on units of 12
12.
Convert 300 meters to centimeters:
a)
3000 cm
b)
0.3 cm
c)
30,000 cm
d)
3 cn
13.
1000 grams = _____ kilograms
a)
0.0001
b)
1,000,000
c)
10
d)
1
14.
The metric unit for mass is 
a)
newton
b)
kilogram
c)
joule
d)
g/ml
15.
The unit of mass in the SI metric system is the
a)
gram
b)
kilogram
c)
newton
d)
meter
16.
Which lists metric units, in order, from smallest to largest?
a)
milligram, centigram, gram
b)
kilogram, gram, centigram
c)
decagram, hectogram, milligram
d)
kilogram, hectogram, decagram
17.
The appropriate abbreviation of centimeter is..
a)
cm
b)
Cm
c)
cM
d)
CM
18.
What is another way you can make reference to the metric system?
a)
International de System
b)
English system
c)
Standard 
d)
Inches
19.
The base unit for length is the
a)
second
b)
gram
c)
meter
d)
liter
20.
The best unit of measure for distance from this classroom to the cafeteria would be....
a)
centimeters
b)
millimeters
c)
meters
d)
Kilometers
21.

1000 m = ___________ km

a)

100

b)

10

c)

1

d)

0.1

22.

The metric system unit for mass is

(select all correct answers)

a)

meter

b)

kilogram

c)

liter

d)

gram

23.

Which is not a fundamental unit

a)

L

b)

Kelvin

c)

m

d)

Kg

e)

mol

24.

measure the of the amount of a stuff

a)

temperature

b)

mol

c)

distance

d)

mass

e)

electrical current

25.

What are the advantages of the metric system

a)

it can be used with other standards to create new units

b)

it is a standards based system

c)

it based of of 10s

d)

its difficult to learn

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