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Metric System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The SI unit for measuring length is the __________.

a)

meter

b)

kilogram

c)

liter

d)

Newton

e)

second

2.

The SI unit for mass is the ___________.

a)

meter

b)

kilogram

c)

liter

d)

second

e)

Newton

3.
Convert 17 m to cm:
a)
0.17 cm
b)
0.017 cm
c)
1,700 cm
d)
170 cm
4.
Convert 8 kilometers to meters
a)
800 m
b)
80,000 m
c)
8,000 m
d)
.008 m
5.
Convert 5 cm to mm:
a)
5,000mm
b)
0.5 mm
c)
0.05 mm
d)
50 mm
6.
490,000 g =____ kg
a)
490
b)
49
c)
4,900
d)
0.49
7.
Is 20 g greater than, less than, or equal to 2 kg?
a)
greater than
b)
less than
c)
equal to
8.
285 kg = ____ g
a)
285,000
b)
285
c)
2,850
d)
28,500
9.

The width of your pinky is about a _______

a)

kilometer

b)

Meter

c)

Centimeter

d)

millimeter

10.

Which of the following objects has a mass that is closest to 1 kilogram?

a)

paper clip

b)

School Bus

c)

Packet of Ketchup

d)

Cantaloupe

11.

What would be the best unit of measurement to measure the length of a toothbrush?

a)

dekameters

b)

meters

c)

centimeters

d)

kilometers

12.
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
13.
When Joselyn went to the store she bought 2.7kg of salt water taffy.  What would Joselyn do to find out how many grams she bought?
a)
Divide by 1000
b)
Multiply by 1000
c)
Divide by 100
d)
Multiply by 100
14.
What does 105 = ?
a)
100,000
b)
10 x 5
c)
50
d)
500
15.
What is the approximate mass of an automobile?
a)
101 kg
b)
102 kg
c)
103 kg
d)
106 kg
16.
What is the approximate width of the classroom door?
a)
100 m
b)
101 m
c)
10-1 m
d)
10-2 m
17.
Which is most likely the mass of a high  school student?
a)
10 kg
b)
50 kg
c)
600 kg
d)
2500 kg
18.

Convert 0.75 L to mL.

a)

750 mL

b)

75 mL

c)

75,000 mL

d)

0.0075 mL

19.

There are ___ millimeters (mm) in 2.7 centimeters (cm)

a)

270 mm

b)

0.27 mm

c)

27 mm

d)

.027 mm

20.
The prefix milli represents the value ....
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
0.001
21.
The prefix centi represents the value ....
a)
10
b)
0.1
c)
0.01
d)
100
22.

There are ___ meters in 25 kilometers (km)

a)

250 m

b)

2,500 m

c)

25,000 m

d)

0.025 m

23.
Which unit is the largest?
a)
centigram
b)
decigram
c)
milligram
d)
kilogram
24.

How many μm in a mm?

a)

1,000

b)

100

c)

10

d)

0.1

25.

1 mm = 1,000 μm = 1,000,000 nm

How many nm in 0.25 mm?

a)

250,000

b)

25,000

c)

250

d)

2,500

26.

Estimate the diameter of a penny..

a)

1.5 m

b)

1.5 cm

c)

1.5 km

d)

1.5 mm

27.

Estimate the mass of a bag of dog food

a)

25 g

b)

25 mg

c)

25 Mg

d)

25 kg

28.

Estimate the volume of a can of soda

a)

355 L

b)

355 ML

c)

355 mL

d)

355 kL

29.

Which of the following are equal to 1 cubic centimeter?

a)

1 mL

b)

0.1 dL

c)

0.01 cL

d)

0.001 L

e)

all of these are the same volume

30.

Which of the following equivalents is correct?

a)

1 cm = 2.54 in

b)

1 in = 2.54 m

c)

1 cm = 2.54 ft

d)

1 in = 2.54 cm

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