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Metric System (m,g,l)

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is BASE for mass?

a)

grams

b)

liters

c)

meters

2.

What is base for Length?

(a)  

3.

10 centimeters is how many millimeters?

a)

1

b)

100

c)

10

4.

How do we find the volume of a regularly shaped object?

a)

overflow can and graduated cylinder

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

L x W x H

5.

Length x Width is the formula for (a)   .

6.

1 L is how many cL?

a)

1000

b)

10

c)

100

7.

What is base for volume?

a)

meters

b)

liters

c)

grams

8.

Which of the following is NOT a label for volume?

a)

g

b)

mL

c)

cm3

9.

1400 g is how many kg?

a)

14 kg

b)

1.4 kg

c)

.14 kg

10.

What is the smallest prefix?

a)

kilo

b)

base

c)

milli

11.

What is the best unit of measurement for the length of the classroom?

a)

kilograms

b)

meters

c)

centliters

d)

centimeters

12.

What is the best unit of measurement for the mass of an apple?

a)

kilograms

b)

liters

c)

grams

d)

millimeters

13.

What is the best unit of measurement for your height?

a)

grams

b)

meters

c)

millimeters

d)

milligrams

14.

What is the abbreviation for kilograms?

(a)  

15.

What is the abbreviation for centimeters?

(a)  

16.

What is the best unit of measurement for the mass of a bike?

a)

milligrams

b)

kilograms

c)

kilometers

d)

liters

17.

What is the best unit of measurement for your water bottle?

a)

centigrams

b)

liters

c)

milliliters

18.

If the height of the box is 2cm, length is 3cm, and width is 2 cm, what is the volume?

a)

7cm3

b)

12cm3

c)

6cm3

19.

Before I placed the marble in the graduated cylinder, I had 20 mL of water. After I placed the marble in, I had 26 mL. What is the volume of the marble?

a)

20mL

b)

26mL

c)

6mL

20.

9.4 cm is how many mm?

a)

.94mm

b)

94mm

c)

9.4mm

21.

What is the abbreviation for kilometers?

a)

kL

b)

kg

c)

km

22.

25 mm is how many meters?

a)

.025 m

b)

25 m

c)

2.5 m

23.

What is the best unit of measurement for the distance between Eldridge and Chicago?

a)

centimeters

b)

centigrams

c)

kilometers

d)

millimeters

24.

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

a)

beaker

b)

overflow canister

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

eye dropper

25.

What do we use the overflow canister for?

a)

To find the volume of irregular shaped objects

b)

To find the mass of an object

c)

To find the length of an object

26.

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

a)

beaker

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

eyedropper

d)

overflow canister

27.

What is the area of the block is the length is 5mm and the width is 4mm?

a)

9mm2

b)

9mm

c)

20mm2

d)

20mm3

28.

What is base for mass?

(a)  

29.

If I have 2 kL, how many liters is that?

a)

10 L

b)

2000 L

c)

1000 L

30.

How much water is in this graduated cylinder?

a)

21mL

b)

25mL

c)

30mL

31.

The metric system is based on the power of _____.

a)

meters

b)

ten

c)

math

32.

What is the label for L x W x H?

a)

squared (m2 or cm2)

b)

cubed (m3 or cm3)

c)

no label

33.

The tissue box has a height of 4cm, length of 8cm, and width of 2cm. What is the volume?

a)

14cm3

b)

32cm3

c)

64cm3

34.

1.2 meters is how many millimeters?

a)

12mL

b)

1200mL

c)

.12mL

35.

What is the order of the prefixes from largest to smallest?

a)

hecto, deci, kilo, deka, centi, milli, base

b)

kilo, centi, milli, base, hecto, deka, deci

c)

kilo, hecto, deka, base, deci, centi, milli

d)

milli, centi, deci, base, deka, hecto, kilo

36.

What is the abbreviation for centimeter?

(a)  

37.

What is the abbreviation for kiloliter?

(a)  

38.

What is the abbreviation for grams?

(a)  

39.

12 liters is how many kiloliters?

a)

12 kL

b)

.012 kL

c)

1.2 kL

40.

What is the name of the curve in the graduated cylinder?

a)

meniscus

b)

overflow

c)

bubble

41.

What is the abbreviation for milliliter?

(a)  

42.

How many centimeters are on this ruler?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

43.

How many millimeters are on this ruler?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

44.

How many mL are in 1 L?

(a)