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Metric System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these units is the largest?

a)

Centimeter

b)

Millimeter

c)

Decameter

d)

Hectometer

2.

Which of the following is not an example of a base unit.

a)

Inches

b)

Meters

c)

Grams

d)

Liters

3.

What is the best measure for the distance from Chicago to New York?

a)

Kilometer (km)

b)

Kilogram (kg)

c)

Meter (m)

d)

Liter (L)

4.
 The Metric system is based on units of__.
a)
1's
b)
5's
c)
10's
d)
15's
5.
How many centimeters are in 1 meter?
a)
100
b)
10
c)
1000
d)
10000
6.
The abbreviation for kilogram is _______.
a)
KG
b)
Kl
c)
cg
d)
kg
7.

What base unit measures volume (capacity)?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

liter

8.

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

9.

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

10.
4km = _____m
a)
400
b)
4,000
c)
40
d)
40,000
11.
80 m = _____ cm
a)
80,000
b)
8,000
c)
80
d)
800
12.
When going from a larger unit to a smaller unit ...
a)
Someone was eating healthy
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Times 10
13.
3 m 56 cm = _____ cm
a)
3,056
b)
346
c)
356
d)
3,560
14.
When going from a smaller unit to a larger unit ...
a)
There must of been protein involved
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Times 10
15.

84 cm =

a)

12 mm

b)

84 mm

c)

84,000 mm

d)

840 mm