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Metric System Basics

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What piece of equipment would be used to measure the mass of a rock?

a)

balance

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

thermometer

d)

beaker

2.

The metric unit for temperature is:

a)

Fahrenheit (F)

b)

Kelvin (K)

c)

Grams (g)

d)

Calories (cal)

3.

What lab equipment is necessary to measure 75 mL of water?

a)

beaker

b)

evaporating dish

c)

funnel

d)

graduated cylinder

4.

The base unit for all distance measurements in the Metric System Is:

a)

grams

b)

meter

c)

Liter

d)

inch

5.

What does the metric unit cg mean?

a)

centigram

b)

centagon

c)

cents

d)

chemistry guy

6.

How many millimeters in one meter?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

1,000,000

7.

The metric prefix "Kilo-" represents a ___ of something.

a)

kiloton

b)

thousand

c)

million

d)

hundred

8.

How many centigrams in a gram?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

9.

A cubic centimeter (cc or cm3) is the same volume as a ___.

a)

Liter

b)

quart

c)

milliLiter

d)

ounce

10.

LeBron James is 6 feet, 9 inches tall. In the metric system, we would describe his height in _____.

a)

Liters

b)

grams

c)

meters

d)

cubic centimeters

11.

Order the following measurements from the BIGGEST to the smallest.

a)

550 Megagrams

b)

550 Kilograms

c)

550 grams

d)

550 centigrams

e)

550 milligrams

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
12.

Express the volume of a swimming pool that contains 430,000,000 Liters of water into MegaLiters.

a)

430 ML

b)

43,000 ML

c)

4.3 ML

d)

4.3 x 106 ML