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Metric System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 base units of the metric system?

a)

meter, liter, gram

b)

mile, gallon, pound

c)

kilogram, kilometer, kiloliter

d)

meter, pound, ton

2.

How many countries do NOT use the metric system as their primary system of measurement?

a)

5

b)

20

c)

3

d)

10

3.

What base unit measures length?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

liter

4.

What base unit measures mass?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

liter

5.

What base unit measures volume (capacity)?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

liter

6.

This lab tool measures mass.

a)

scale

b)

meter stick

c)

thermometer

d)

beaker

7.

This lab tool measures volume.

a)

scale

b)

meter stick

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

thermometer

8.

This lab tool measures length.

a)

scale

b)

meter stick

c)

beaker

d)

graduated cylinder

9.

abbreviation

millimeter

a)

m

b)

mm

c)

me

d)

mt

10.

abbreviation

meter

a)

m

b)

mm

c)

mr

d)

mt

11.

abbreviation

centimeter

a)

c

b)

cm

c)

cg

d)

cmm

12.

abbreviation

kilometer

a)

km

b)

k

c)

kmg

d)

kg

13.

abbreviation

decimeter

a)

dm

b)

dam

c)

d

d)

dcm

14.

abbreviation

gram

a)

gr

b)

g

c)

ga

d)

gm

15.

abbreviation

dekagram

a)

dag

b)

dg

c)

dkg

d)

dgm

16.

abbreviation

milliliter

a)

mL

b)

mLL

c)

mmL

d)

mm

17.

abbreviation

hectoliter

a)

hL

b)

hcL

c)

htL

d)

L

18.

What are the 6 main metric prefixes in order from largest to smallest?

a)

kilo, hecto, deka, deci, centi, milli

b)

milli, centi, deci, deka, hecto, kilo

c)

kilo, deka, deci, milli, centi, hecto

d)

milli, deka, hecto, kilo, deci, centi

19.

1 m = __________ cm

a)

100

b)

1,000

c)

20

d)

50

20.

What phrase can help you remember the order of the 6 main metric prefixes?

a)

King Henry Doesn't Usually Drink Chocolate Milk

b)

King Henry Usually Does Drink Chocolate Milk

c)

King Henry Really Loves Drinking Strawberry Milk

d)

King Henry Can't Drink Chocolate Milk