Metric System Basics
The metric system is based on which type of scale:
1, 2, 5, or 10?
10
1000m = ___km?
1 km
Which type of measurement is used to measure length?
Meter
Mike wants to ride his bike from his house to the library. What unit of measurement would be the best for this?
km, m, mm?
kilometers / km
What is the only letter that doesn't appear in any U.S. state name?
Q
What do we use to separate zeros in a big number (like 1000)
Commas (,)
1m = ___mm?
1000
Which type of measurement is used to measure weight?
Gram
Paul wants to measure the weight of his hamster. Which unit would be the best?
kg, g, or cg?
Which animal can live the longest without water?
A camel
What do we use to separate numbers that are in between other numbers? (EX: 2 and a half)
4000mm = ______m?
4m
Which type of measurement is used to measure volume? (Think jug of milk)
You are making your mom's famous pasta! You need to measure out how much water goes into the sauce. What is the best unit for this?
km, L, cg, mL
milliliter / mL
What is the world's longest river?
The Nile
What is the word in front of the unit of measurement called?
Prefix
15,000m = _____ km?
15 km
Which is the correct way to write your unit?
Km, mK, km kilo-meter, length in kilometers
km
You are a manager on a construction site. You are instructing a crane to pick up a load of steel beans. How are you going to communicate the weight to the operator?
kL, cg, kg, mm
What is the only mammal capable of flight?
A bat
True or False: America uses the metric system
FALSE: We use the imperial system
1 km = ______ mm?
1,000,000
Kilo
You are an electrician and need a certain length of wire. What measurement is best to measure the length of the wire that will run from the ceiling to the floor?
meter
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City