Metric System Measurements
What is the base unit for measuring length in the metric system?
Answer: What is a meter?
100: What formula represents density?
Answer: What is density = mass/volume?
100: What formula would you use to determine the volume of a cube?
Answer: What is length x width x height?
100: If on a map, 1 cm represents 5 km, how far apart are two cities that are 3 cm apart on the map?
Answer: What is 15 km?
200: If a scientist measures a volume of liquid and finds it to be 500 milliliters, how many liters is this equivalent to? *hint- 1000 mL = 1 liter
Answer: What is 0.5 liters?
200: If an object has a mass of 20 grams and occupies a volume of 5 cm³, what is its density?
Answer: What is 4 g/cm³?
200: If a cube has a side length of 3 cm, what is its volume?
Answer: What is 27 cm³?
200: On a scaled map, if 4 cm equates to 20 km, what is the ratio of cm to km?
Answer: What is 1 cm to 5 km?
300: Which metric unit is used to measure the weight or amount of matter in an object?
Answer: What is the gram?
300: Two objects, A and B, are placed in water. A sinks quickly while B floats halfway submerged. Which has the higher density?
Answer: What is object A?
300: A rock displaces 15 mL of water when submerged. What is its volume?
Answer: What is 15 cm³ or 15 mL?
300: If two towns are 8 cm apart on a map and the map's scale is 1 cm to 10 km, what's the actual distance between the towns?
Answer: What is 80 km?
400: Convert 3 kilometers to meters. *hint - 1 kilometer = 1000 meters
Answer: What is 3,000 meters?
400: In what scenario would an object float in water?
Answer: When its density is less than the density of water (1 g/cm³).
300: How can you determine the volume of an irregularly shaped object?
Answer: What is by fluid displacement?
400: On a map where 2 cm represents 12 km, how many kilometers would a 15 cm distance represent?
Answer: What is 90 km?