Metric Measurements Test
200 mg=___g
0.2
3,000 ml = _____ L
3
3040 mL =___________L __________mL
3, 40
5,200 m =_______km _______m
5, 200
centimeter
Cm
T or F: Measurements made by hand are more accurate than those made by machine.
F
T or F: One measurement will tell us all we want to know about what we are investigating.
F
T or F: When you measure a square in two directions, you are measuring volume.
F
liter
L
What could you measure with a hodometer?
Length
What are the SI units of length, mass, volume, density, time, and temperature?
Length - meter Mass - kilogram Volume - cubic meter Density - kilogram per cubic meter Time - second Temperature - kelvin
Density
Mass per unit volume, d=m/v
milligram
Mg
Suppose that two scientists use different measurement systems in their work. What problems might arise if they shared their data?
Miscommunication and cause confusion
How much does a liter of water weigh?
One kilogram
What is the standard measurement system used by scientists around the world?
SI
Kelvin
SI unit for temperature
T or F: The meter is a standard unit of measurement.
T
Abbreviation for centimeter.
cm
Mass
the amount of matter in an object
Mass:
the amount of matter in an object (different than weight)
Volume:
the amount of space something occupies/takes up
3,860 g =_____kg _____g
3, 860
7 L 750 mL =__________mL
7750
88 mm=____cm
8.8
8 m = ______ cm
800
8 kg = __________ g
8000
50 cm = _____ m
0.5
500 ml = _______ L
0.5
100 cm = ___ m
1
10mm=______cm
1
How many millimeters are in one meter?
1,000
_______cm = 12 m
1,200
1 cm = ___ mm
10
100 mm = _____ cm
10
1cm=___mm
10
10 km = __________ m
10,000
How many centimeters are in 1 meter?
100
How many centimeters are in one meter?
100
1 L = ___ mL
1000
104 km = _______ m
104000
120 mg =_____cg
12
14 cm 8 mm = ________________ mm
148
2,000 m = __________ km
2
2000 mm=_____m
2
257 cm =______m ______cm
2, 57
25 m = _____cm
2,500
2 m = ______ cm
200
25 m = ____mm
25,000
30 cm = ______mm
300
350 mm=___cm
35
386 mm =________cm ________mm
38, 6
434 cm =___m _____cm
4, 34
480 cm=_______m
4.8
4 kg 100 g =__________g
4100
4 L 320 mL =__________mL
4320
5,000 ml = _____ L
5
500 cm = _____ m
5
___m = 500 cm
5
______mm = 500 cm
5,000
5L = ? ml
5000
5 L 290 mL =____________mL
5290
547 mm=______cm ______mm
54, 7
5.6 m = _________________ cm
560
57 cm 2 mm =___________mm
572
6,540 m =______km _________m
6, 540
61 m = _____cm
6,100
6 cm = ______ mm
60
6,000 cm = _____m
60
6 L = _________ ml
6000
75 mm=_____cm
7.5
7 cm = _______ mm
70
7 m = ______ cm
700
7 m 17 cm =___________ cm
717
7 km 210 m =____________m
7210
7 m 48 cm =_______cm
748
8 km = ______ m
8000
831 mm =____cm ____mm
83, 1
9,000 ml = _____ L
9
90 mm = _____ cm
9
9 kg =______ g
9000
9 kg 440 g =___________________g
9440
Which of the following is not one of the things we measure most? A. Location B. Length C. Time D. Mass
A
Weight
A measure of the force of gravity on an object, or gravitational pull on an object
T or F: Parts like light bulbs and batteries fit in appliances because they are measured.
T
T or F: Temperature can be measured in degrees Celsius.
T
Abbreviation for gram.
g
gram
g
Temperature
how hot or cold something gets
Temperature:
how hot or cold something gets
Length:
how long or short something is
Kilogram
kg
Kilogram=
kg
kilometer
km
Abbreviation for liter.
l
Abbreviation for meter.
m
meter
m
Abbreviation for millimeter.
mm
millimeter
mm
250 mm = _____cm
25
