Questions

1) What unit measures length or distance?

a.) meter

b.) gram

c.) liter

2) What unit measures capacity?

a.) meter

b.) gram

c.) liter

3) What unit measures mass?

a.) meter

b.) gram

c.) liter

4) One kilometer is about the same length as how many miles?

a.) one-tenth of a mile

b.) a little over a half of a mile

c.) one mile

d.) six miles

5) One meter is about the same length as how many yards?

a.) one-half of a yard

b.) one yard

c.) two yards

d.) ten yards

6) One centimeter is about the same length as how many inches?

a.) a little less than half an inch

b.) a little more than half an inch

c.) one inch

d.) ten inches

7) One kilogram is about the same weight as how many pounds?

a.) one-tenth of a pound

b.) one-half of a pound

c.) one pound

d.) a little more than two pounds

8) One gram is about the same weight as how many ounces?

a.) a small fraction of an ounce

b.) one ounce

c.) four ounces

d.) ten ounces

9) A grain of salt weighs about _________.

a.) 1 milligram

b.) 1 gram

c.) 1 hectogram

d.) 1 kilogram

10) A table lamp weighs about __________.

a.) 2 milligrams

b.) 2 decigrams

c.) 2 grams

d.) 2 kilograms

11) One liter holds about the same amount of liquid as __________.

a.) one-half of a quart

b.) a little less than one quart

c.) a little more than one quart

d.) four quarts

12) A fish bowl holds about __________ of water.

a.) 20 liters

b.) 20 milliliters

c.) 4 liters

d.) 4 milliters

13) A small bottle of perfume holds about __________ of perfume.

a.) 1 liter

b.) 1 milliliter

c.) 30 liters

d.) 30 milliliters

14) centi-

a.) 1/10 of the base unit

b.) 1/100 of the base unit

c.) 1/1000 of the base unit

d.) 1/10,000 of the base unit

15) kilo-

a.) 10 times the base unit

b.) 100 times the base unit

c.) 1000 times the base unit

d.) 10,000 times the base unit

16)

milli-

a.) 1/1000 of the base unit

b.) 1000 times the base unit

c.) 1/10 of the base unit

d.) 10 times the base unit

17) What is the name of the metric unit that equals 1000 grams?

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18) What is the name of the metric unit that equals 1/100 of a meter?

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19) 1 kilometer = __________ dekameter(s)

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20) Print out or copy the conversion table and fill in the blanks. Enter the numbers or prefixes that are missing in the text box below. Notice that each unit is equal to 10 times the unit below it and one-tenth of the unit above it.

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21) Refer to the chart prepared in the previous problem to make the following conversion: 1 decigram = __________ gram(s)

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22) Print out or copy the conversion table and fill in the blanks. Enter the numbers or prefixes that are missing in the text box below. Notice that each unit is equal to 10 times the unit below it and one-tenth of the unit above it.