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Metric System

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the basic unit of length

a)

foot

b)

inches

c)

meter

d)

yards

2.

kilo is the prefix of

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

1

3.

Which unit is NOT used in the metric system?

a)

Meter

b)

Gram

c)

Liter

d)

Pound

4.

A unit of length in the metric system is the:

a)

Liter

b)

Meter

c)

Gram

d)

Newton

5.

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

a)

meters

b)

kilometers

c)

Centimeters

d)

Decimeters

6.

Name the lab equipment shown in the picture

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

beaker

c)

flask

d)

test tube

7.

Which of the following metric measurements would be used to measure the length of a football field?

a)

centimeters

b)

kilometers

c)

meters

d)

millimeters

8.

What does volume measure?

a)

the amount of stuff or matter in an object

b)

the gravitational pull on an object

c)

the amount of space something takes up, or its size

d)

the measure of how hot or cold something is

9.

The SI unit for volume is the __________.

a)

meter

b)

kilogram

c)

liter

d)

second

e)

Newton

10.

Which of the following represents the smallest prefix of the group?

a)

milli

b)

deci

c)

deka

d)

kilo

11.

The metric system is based on multiples of:

(a)  

12.

Write the correct abbreviation for the metric unit

Millimeter

(a)  

13.

A graduated cylinder is used to measure the volume of what?

a)

plasma

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

gas

14.

What is the volume of the rectangular prism?

a)

9

b)

11

c)

24

d)

144

15.

50 ml of water was added to the graduated cylinder. After we drop in the object, the new water level goes up to 60 ml. What is the volume of the blocks?

a)

8 ml

b)

10 ml

c)

60 ml

d)

5 ml

16.

What is the volume of the two red spheres?

a)

4 ml

b)

6 ml

c)

2 ml

d)

8 ml

17.

What is the volume of the cylinder?

a)

10 ml

b)

15 ml

c)

8 ml

d)

5 ml

18.

Use displacement to find the volume of the hammer.

a)

20mL

b)

5mL

c)

4mL

d)

30mL

19.

Matter is anything that has mass and ______

a)

density

b)

volume

c)

temperature

d)

liquids