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Metric Sy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(Base unit) for LENGTH - one of these is as long as a baseball bat

a)

gram (g)

b)

liter (L)

c)

meter (m)

2.

This prefix is 100 times SMALLER than the base unit.

a)

centi-

b)

milli-

c)

kilo-

3.

This prefix is 1,000 times BIGGER than the base unit - very big!

a)

centi-

b)

milli-

c)

kilo-

4.

This prefix is 1,000 times SMALLER than the base unit- very small!

a)

centi-

b)

milli-

c)

kilo-

5.
Convert the following measurement: 
1000 cm = _______ m
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
.001
6.
Convert 8 kilometers to meters
a)
800 m
b)
80,000 m
c)
8,000 m
d)
.008 m
7.
Convert 300 meters to centimeters:
a)
3000 cm
b)
0.3 cm
c)
30,000 cm
d)
3 cn
8.
Convert 17 m to cm:
a)
0.17 cm
b)
0.017 cm
c)
1,700 cm
d)
170 cm
9.
Convert 5 cm to mm:
a)
5,000mm
b)
0.5 mm
c)
0.05 mm
d)
50 mm
10.
Convert 300 cm to m:
a)
3 m
b)
30 m
c)
0.3 m
d)
0.03 m
11.
1 cm = ________mm
a)
1
b)
100
c)
10
d)
1000
12.
1 Meter = ______cm
a)
100
b)
10
c)
1
d)
1000
13.
10.5 cm = ______m
a)
.105
b)
10
c)
105
105
d)
1,000
14.
1km = ___mm
a)
1,000,000
b)
100,000
c)
10,000
d)
.0001
15.
0.25cm = ? mm
a)
2
b)
2.5
c)
25
d)
2,500
16.
34 cm = ? mm
a)
340
b)
3400
c)
0.34
d)
3400
17.
What number is the metric system based?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
1
d)
100
18.
What unit would you use to measure the height of an elephant?
a)
millimeter
b)
decimeter
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
19.
Which one is not in the metric system?
a)
Kilometer
b)
Yard
c)
Centimeter
d)
Meter
20.

True or False: The United States is the only country that uses the Metric System.

a)

True

b)

False