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Metric System

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 4hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word is missing from the sentence?

King Henry died by drinking ________ milk.

a)

Strawberry

b)

Frozen

c)

Chocolate

d)

Too Much

2.

The metric unit of measurement for length is ____________________.

a)

liter

b)

meter

c)

gram

d)

mile

3.

What are the basic units in the metric system? Check all that apply.

a)

meters

b)

liters

c)

inches

d)

grams

e)

miles

4.

Which metric unit would you use to measure the length of a soccer field?

a)

milligram

b)

liter

c)

meter

d)

kilometer

5.

Which unit below is the smallest?

a)

kilometer

b)

millimeter

c)

meter

d)

centimeter

6.

Which unit below is the largest?

a)

kilogram

b)

gram

c)

centigrams

d)

milligrams

7.

How many centimeters are in 1 meter?

a)

1000

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1

8.

Which unit of the metric system is used for measuring liquid capacity?

a)

meters

b)

liters

c)

grams

d)

ounces

9.

Deka- means _____.

a)

100

b)

110\frac{1}{10}  

c)

10

d)

1100\frac{1}{100}  

10.

9 meters (m) = _____ centimeters (cm)

a)

90 cm

b)

900 cm

c)

9,000 cm

d)

0.9 cm

11.

6 centimeters (cm) = _____ dekameters (dam)

a)

6

b)

60

c)

600

d)

0.006

12.

How many milligrams are in 10 grams?

a)

1 mg

b)

1,000 mg

c)

10,000 mg

d)

100,000 mg

13.

17.65 grams (g) = _____ centigrams (cg)

a)

17.65

b)

176.5

c)

1,765

d)

1.765

14.

8,105.4 centigrams (cg) = _______ hectograms (hg)

a)

0.81054

b)

8.1054

c)

81.054

d)

810.54

15.

Which one is NOT in the metric system?

a)

kilometer

b)

mile

c)

centigram

d)

liter

16.

12.4 meters (m) = _______ centimeters (cm)

a)

124

b)

1,240

c)

12,400

17.

5000 meters (m) = _______ kilometers (km)

a)

5

b)

50

c)

500

d)

0.5

18.

4.360 dekaliters (daL) = _______ milliliters (mL)

a)

43.60

b)

436.0

c)

43,600

d)

0.04360

19.

2,804 milligrams (mg) = ___________ grams (g)

a)

0.2804

b)

2.804

c)

28.04

d)

280.4

20.

0.932 kilograms (kg) = ___________ dekagrams (dag)

a)

9.32

b)

93.2

c)

932

d)

9,320

21.

159.7 grams (g) = ___________ kilograms (kg)

a)

0.1597

b)

1.597

c)

15.97

d)

1,597

22.

1,835.7 centimeters (cm) = ___________ hectometers (hm)

a)

0.18357

b)

1.8357

c)

18.357

d)

183.57