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Metric System Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many meters are in a kilometer?

a)

1000

b)

100

c)

10

d)

1

2.

What is the abbreviation for microgram?

a)

mg

b)

mcg

c)

mgm

d)

mkg

3.

How many nanoseconds are in 1 second?

a)

1,000

b)

1,000,000

c)

1,000,000,000

d)

1,000,000,000,000

4.

How many meters is 200 centimeters?

a)

2

b)

20

c)

0.2

d)

2000

5.

How many milliliters are in a liter?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

10000

6.

What is the abbreviation for kilometer?

a)

km

b)

kl

c)

kml

d)

kmt

7.

How many seconds are in one week?

a)

604,800

b)

86,400

c)

1,209,600

d)

432,000

8.

What is the base unit of length in the metric system?

a)

Meter

b)

Centimeter

c)

Kilometer

d)

Millimeter

9.

Grams are the base unit of __________ in the metric system.

a)

Volume

b)

Length

c)

Mass

d)

Temperature

10.

Aria is designing a garden and needs to convert 1369 mm of fencing material to yards (1 mm = 0.4 in; 3 ft = 1 yard). How many yards of fencing does she have?

a)

1.5 yards

b)

2 yards

c)

3 yards

d)

4 yards

11.

Convert 450,678 milligrams to kilograms.

a)

0.450678

b)

4.50678

c)

45.0678

d)

450.678

12.

The liter is the metric base unit of _______________.

a)

Length

b)

Mass

c)

Volume

d)

Temperature

13.

How many seconds are in a megasecond?

a)

1,000

b)

10,000

c)

1,000,000

d)

10,000,000

14.

Give the name and symbol for the length that is 1/1,000,000,000,000th of a meter.

a)

Millimeter (mm)

b)

Micrometer (µm)

c)

Nanometer (nm)

d)

Picometer (pm)

15.

An estimated 75,000,000 bottles of soda are consumed at Hersheypark each year. If the bottles served at the park are all 12 ounces (oz) bottles, and 8 ounces (oz) of soda contains 93 calories, then how many calories are consumed each year at Hersheypark just from drinking soda?

a)

1,050,000,000 calories

b)

1,200,000,000 calories

c)

1,500,000,000 calories

d)

1,800,000,000 calories

16.

What is the base unit of mass in the metric system?

a)

Gram

b)

Kilogram

c)

Milligram

d)

Ton

17.

Convert 5 kilometers to meters.

a)

50000

b)

50

c)

5000

d)

500

18.

What is the abbreviation for milliliter?

a)

mll

b)

ml

c)

mlt

d)

mml

19.

Convert 3.5 liters to milliliters.

a)

350

b)

35

c)

35000

d)

3500

20.

How many grams are in 2 kilograms?

a)

20000

b)

20

c)

2000

d)

200

21.

What is the abbreviation for centimeter?

a)

cml

b)

cm

c)

cmt

d)

ct

22.

Convert 2500 milliliters to liters.

a)

0.25 liters

b)

25 liters

c)

250 liters

d)

2.5 liters

23.

How many micrograms are in a gram?

a)

1,000

b)

10,000

c)

100,000

d)

1,000,000

24.

Convert 7.5 kilometers to meters.

a)

7,500,000

b)

75,000

c)

750

d)

7500

25.

68 cm = ___________ mm

a)

0.68

b)

6.8

c)

68

d)

680

26.

Convert 17 m to cm:

a)

0.17 cm

b)

0.017 cm

c)

1,700 cm

d)

170 cm

27.

3 km = ___________ mm

a)

30

b)

300

c)

3,000

d)

3,000,000

28.

500 cm = ________ m

a)

5

b)

50

c)

500

d)

5000