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Matching: Match the terms to their definitions. Write the terms on the line. _____________ 1. International System of Units, a modern version of the metric system _____________ 2. Measure of the amount of matter in an object _____________ 3. Measure of the force of gravity _____________ 4. Measure of how much space an object occupies _____________ 5. Standard unit in SI for length _____________ 6. Amount of surface included within a set of boundaries _____________ 7. The standard unit in SI of measure for mass _____________ 8. SI unit for temperature _____________ 9. Standard unit for weight _____________ 10. Temperature scale in which 0 equals the freezing point for water _____________ 11. Many drink containers use what SI unit to measure their volume Volume Kelvin Multiple Choice: ___12. The length of your toe is best measured in __. A. meters B. centimeters C. cubic centimeters ___13. A balance is used to measure __. A. mass B. weight Gram Liter Celsius Area Mass Weight Newton Meter SI

D. degrees Celsius

C. volume

D. density

___14. __ is measured with a thermometer. A. length B. area C. temperature

D. volume

___15. The density of an object is calculated by dividing its mass by its ___. A. weight B. length C. width D. volume ___16. The system used by most scientists throughout the world to measure length, volume, and mass is the __. A. Celsius scale B. Fahrenheit scale C. English scale D. Metric System ___17. In the metric system, a milligram equals __. A. 1000 grams B. 100 grams C. 1/100 grams ___18. On the Celsius scale, the boiling point of water is __. 2

D. 1/1000 grams

A. 212 o

B. 32 o

C. 100 o

D. 50 o

___19. The metric system is based on multiples of ___. A. 10 B. 12 C. 25 ___20. A length of 20,000 meters can be expressed as ___. A. 2 km B. 10 km C. 20 km ___21. The distance between a doorknob and floor is about one __. A. millimeter B. centimeter C. meter ___22. The kilogram and gram are units of __. A. mass B. volume

D. 36

D. 200 km

D. kilometer

C. temperature

D. length

___23. A meaningful measurement must have ___. A. a number only B. a unit only C. a number and a unit ___24. SI is based on __. A. inches

B. multiples of 5

C. English units

D. multiples of 10

___25. The symbol for milliliter is __. A. mm B. milli ___26. __ is the distance between two points. A. Volume B. Length

C. mlL

D. ml

C. Mass

D. Density

True or False: Write T (true) or F (false) ___27. The mass of an object can be measured with a graduated cylinder. ___28. The unit of length in the metric system is the liter. ___29. Most scientists use the Celsius scale to measure temperature. ___30. On the Fahrenheit scale, the boiling point of water is 100 o. Short Answer: 31. Compare and contrast mass and weight.

32. What are the basic units of length, volume, mass, and temperature in the metric system?

33. Without placing an object in water how can you determine if it will float? 3

34. What instruments would you use to measure the following: a. The volume of water in a jar: ______________ b. The width of a textbook: ______________ c. The temperature of the ocean: ______________ d. The amount of time it takes to run 100 m: ______________ 35. What are some of the advantages of using the International System of Units over the English System of measurement?

36. Determine the density of each of the following objects. a. mass = 15 g, volume = 2cm3 ______________ b. mass = 200 g, volume = 80 ml ______________ c. mass = 1.8 kg, volume = 0.2 L ______________ 37. How many liters of water are in 538cm3?

38. How many centimeters are in 1.98 meters?

39. How many centimeters are in 253.8 kilometers?

40. A bookshelf is 75 cm wide.

How many dm is it? _____________ How many m would this be? _________

Metric Measurement Conversion: Write the equivalent measure for the problem. 4

km

hm

dkm

m L g

dm

cm

mm

41. 40 ml = _______ L

47. 5000 L = _______ kl

53. 8 g = _______ kg

42. 12000 L = _______ kl

48. 45 mg = _______ g

54. 6000 m = _______ km

43. 200 kg = _______ g

49. 10000 g = _______ kg

55. 500 ml = _______ L

44. 1 L = _______ ml

50. 4000 L = _______ kl

56. 400 cm = _______ m

45. 20 ml = _______ kl

51. 7000 ml = _______ L

57. 7 cm = _______ mm

46. 9000 L = _______ ml

52. 6 m = _______ mm

58. 1000 cm = _______ m

The Largest Metric Measurements: Circle the greatest metric measurement in each problem. 59. 5000 cm, 5000 mm, 4 m 60. 0.2 L, 240 mL, 50 cL 61. 3000 mg, 250 cg, 3 kg 62. 4 L, 5000 mL, 23,000 cL 63. 17 m, 17,040,000 cm, 17, 400,000,005 mm 64. 2000 cg, 25,300 mg, 2.5 Kg 65. 3400 cg, 4.5 kg, 7,000,843 mg