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Metric Symbols and Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the SI unit of length?

a)

meter (m)

b)

kilometer (km)

c)

millimeter (mm)

d)

yard (yd)

2.

What is the SI unit of temperature?

a)

seconds (s)

b)

farenheit (oF)

c)

celcius (oC)

d)

kelvin (K)

3.

What is the SI unit of mass?

a)

grams (g)

b)

kilograms (kg)

c)

pounds (lbs)

d)

milligrams (mg)

4.

Which of the following can be used to measure volume in the metric system? (select all that apply)

a)

Liter (L)

b)

milliliter (mL)

c)

cubic cemtimeter (cm3)

d)

gram (g)

5.

Mass is.......?

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

a force that measures the pull by gravity on a piece of matter

c)

the amount of space a piece of matter takes up

6.

Weight is.......?

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

a force that measures the pull by gravity on a piece of matter

c)

the amount of space a piece of matter takes up

7.

Volume is.......?

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

a force that measures the pull by gravity on a piece of matter

c)

the amount of space a piece of matter takes up

8.

What is the name for this symbol: g

a)

gram

b)

giga

c)

grand

d)

gargantuan

9.

What is the name for this symbol: L

a)

little

b)

libre

c)

liter

d)

less

10.

What is the name for this symbol: J

a)

junior

b)

just

c)

jarvis

d)

joule

11.

What is the name for this symbol: m

a)

meter

b)

mass

c)

mega

12.

What is the name for this symbol: k

a)

kelvin

b)

kryptonite

c)

kilo

13.

What is the name for this prefix symbol:

 μ\mu  

a)

nano-

b)

pico-

c)

micro-

14.

What is the name for this prefix symbol: c 

a)

centi-

b)

cara-

c)

cent-

15.

What is the name for this prefix symbol: M

a)

milli-

b)

mega-

c)

micro-