Metric System Basics
4 km = _____ m
What is 4,000 m?
27 dam = ? dm
2700 dm
This is the side of the ruler you should use in science class.
What is the metric side (cm; not INCH)?
This is the number of deciliters in 1 liter.
What is 10?
320 cg = ?g
What is 3.20 g?
39.99 cL = ? hL
What is .003999?
These are two tools in science class you can use to measure the mass (g) of an object.
What are the triple beam balance and digital scale?
A beaker has 258mL of water. How many L are in the beaker?
What is .258 L?
The distance from John's house to Jane's house is 25.2 km. How far is this in centimeters?
What is 2,520,000 cm?
This is how you should position yourself when trying to decide the volume of liquid in a beaker, flask, or graduated cylinder.
What is eye level?
121 lbs
An ant travels 450 cm in a day. How many km does the ant travel in 1 year?
What is 1.6km?
This is the name for the curved shape of the water's surface when the water is in a tube.
What is the meniscus?
This is the other name for the metric system.
What is S.I. (Systeme International)?
The largest human cell is the egg cell, with a diameter of 121 micrometers. What is the diameter of an egg cell in millimeters? (There are 1000 micrometers in 1 millimeter)
What is .121 millimeters?
The density of mercury is 13.6g/mL. This is the mass in kilograms of a 2.0 L flask of mercury (you can round to whole number).
What is 27kg?
This is the rule for how to record measurements based on the accuracy of the tool.
What is "estimate one place value past what is marked on the tool?"