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Metric units practice

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When measuring the thickness of a dime, use which of the following:
a)
mm
b)
mg
c)
nm
d)
cg
2.
When measuring the mass of an elephant it is best to use:
a)
g
b)
nL
c)
ng
d)
kg
3.
What are the three base units?
a)
mass,length,grams
b)
meters,length,grams
c)
measuring,liters,games
d)
meters,liters,grams
4.
Give the correct symbol:  hectorgram
a)
Hgm
b)
Hg
c)
hg
d)
hgm
5.
Give the correct symbol:  millimeter
a)
m
b)
M
c)
mm
d)
MM
6.
What is the base unit in the following:
             mL
a)
Meters
b)
Liters
c)
Grams
7.

Which of the following holds approximately 2 mL of water?

a)

a small pail

b)

a medicine dropper

c)

a fish tank

d)

a swimming pool

8.

Which unit would be best to measure the length of a pencil?

a)

meters

b)

centimeters

c)

kilometers

d)

decimeters

9.

The height of a rhinoceros would be best measured in...

a)

grams

b)

celsius

c)

liters

d)

meters

10.
The distance between New York City and Miami, Florida would be measured in __?__.
a)
kilometers (km)
b)
meters (m)
c)
centimeters (cm)
d)
millimeters (mm)
11.
The volume of a glass of orange juice would be measured in __?__.
a)
liters  (L)
b)
cubic meters  (m3)
c)
milliliters  (mL)
d)
kilograms  (kg)
12.

Which of the following measurements is most likely the mass of an ink pen?

a)

17 millimeters

b)

10 grams

c)

17 kilograms

d)

10 centimeters

13.

The height of our school would be best measured in _________.

a)

grams

b)

celsius

c)

liters

d)

meters

14.

About how tall is the door in our classroom?

a)

20 meters

b)

1 meter

c)

2 meters

d)

0.2 meters

15.

What size drink would you most likely get out of a soda machine?

a)

1 milliliter

b)

1 milliliter

c)

1 liter

d)

2 kiloliters

16.

What is the best estimate for how long a caterpillar might be?

a)

16cm

b)

6 m

c)

6cm

d)

16 m