WorksheetsMetric system and units
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the metric base unit for mass?
a)
grams
b)
liters
c)
meters
d)
newtons
2.
What is the metric base unit for volume?
a)
grams
b)
liters
c)
meters
d)
pounds
3.
This ruler is marked in cm and mm. What is the measurement at point B?
a)
1.5 cm
b)
2.9 cm
c)
3 cm
d)
3.2 g
4.
How many millimeters would it take to measure to point A?
a)
15 mm
b)
1.5 mm
c)
3 mm
d)
12 mm
5.
What is the metric base unit for weight?
a)
liter
b)
kilogram
c)
gram
d)
Newton
6.
Which prefix means 1000?
a)
Deci
b)
Milli
c)
Deka
d)
Kilo
7.
Which prefix means .001?
a)
Deci
b)
Milli
c)
Deka
d)
Centi
8.
We could use ______ to measure the volume of an irregular shaped object.
a)
guess work
b)
density
c)
displacement
d)
distance
9.
If you went to the moon your mass would __________ and you weight would ___________.
a)
stay the same / decrease
b)
decrease / stay the same
c)
decrease / decrease
d)
stay the same / stay the same
10.
Look at the image of the graduated cylinder. What is the volume of the liquid in mL?
a)
15mL
b)
14mL
c)
10mL
d)
12mL
11.
What is the volume of just the object? ONLY THE OBJECT!!!
a)
100mL
b)
80mL
c)
10mL
d)
20mL
12.
A student makes a measurement of a car in meters per second. Which property of the car is the student measuring?
a)
Its distance relative to time
b)
Its volume relative to its length
c)
Its mass over time
d)
Its force relative it its height
13.
This is our universal measurement language.
a)
The world system
b)
the American system
c)
the standard system
d)
the metric system
14.
What is wrong with this picture?
a)
Nothing, they are fine.
b)
The student is not at eye level in order to read the graduated cylinder.
c)
They are leaning on the lab table.
d)
There are too many graduated cylinders.
15.
_______ is the amount of matter an object has.
a)
distance
b)
weight
c)
volume
d)
mass
16.
__________ is the amount of space something take up.
a)
volume
b)
mass
c)
density
d)
distance
17.
Before you can find the volume of an irregular solid you must first know ________.
a)
What its mass is.
b)
How big the object is.
c)
how much water you have in your graduated cylinder to start.
d)
How far up the water traveled.
18.
What is the metric base unit for distance?
a)
grams
b)
liters
c)
meters
d)
yards
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