Metric System Assessment

LENGTH:
1. ____________ refers to the how long something is from end to end.
2. The base unit of length in the metric system is the ___________ and it is represented by ________.
3. What does the standard unit meter measure? ____________

4. Circle the best unit for measuring each distance:

a. Thickness of an eyelash: mm cm m
b. Length of a pencil: cm m km

5. Use a meter stick or metric ruler to find each measurement.

a. Width of this page ____________ mm or ____________ cm
b. Length of an unsharpened pencil _____________cm

6. Convert the following measurements:

(a) 1 m = _______ cm (b) 1 cm = _______ mm (c) 1 km = _______ m

MASS:
7. ____________ refers to the measurement of the amount of particles in an object.
8. The base unit of mass in the metric system is the ___________ and it is represented by ________.
9. What does the standard unit gram measure? ___________

10. Circle the best unit for measuring each mass:

a. Amount of spices in a batch of cookies: mg g kg
b. Your mass: mg g kg
c. Mass of 10 pennies: mg g kg

11. Use a triple-beam balance to find each measurement.

a. Mass of an ink pen __________ g b. Mass of a can of soda __________ g

12. Convert the following measurements:

1 kg = ___________ g 1 g = __________ mg

VOLUME:
13. _____________ refers to how much three-dimensional space a substance (solid, liquid, gas, or
plasma) or shape occupies or contains.
14. The base unit of volume in the metric system is the ___________ and it is represented by ________.
15. What does the standard unit volume measure? ____________

16. Convert the following measurements:

1 L = ______________ mL 1 mL = ______ kl 1 kl = ______ l

17. What is the name of the curve of water height from the adhesion of liquid? _________________
TEMPERATURE:
18. ____________ refers to the hotness or coldness of particles in a substance.
19. The base unit of temperature in the metric system is the ___________ and it is represented by
________.
20. What does the standard unit degree Celsius measure? _____________
21. What are the freezing and boiling points for water on this scale? _____________

22. Circle the best choice:

a. Temperature on a hot summer’s day: 0 o 30 o 90 o
b. Temperature on a cool day: - 20 o 0 o 20 o

PREFIXES:
23. List standard unit prefixes and equivalence.