Metric Units
Prefixes
Measurement
Measurement units
Challenge
100
m is the abbreviation for...
Meter
100
k
kilo
100
Tool used for measuring length
What is graduated cylinder
100
unit used when measuring mass
gram
100
Which system of measurement does most of the world use?
Metric System
200
km is the abbreviation for...
kilometer
200
m
milli
200
Tool used for measuring mass
What is triple beam balance
200
Unit used when measuring length
meter
200
If you are traveling 15 kilometers, how many meters are you traveling?
15,000
300
Fill in the blank centimeters are made up of ____________
Millimeters
300
h
hecto
300
Tool used for measuring volume
What is graduated cylinder
300
Unit used when measuring volume of a liquid
milliliter
300
Describe the method, in detail, that you would use to measure the volume of a box of candy. (The box, not the candy)
measure length, width, and height, and then multiply the three together.
400
If something is 100 centimeters, then it is _____________ millimeters.
1000
400
Which prefix represents the largest measurement? Smallest?
Kilo, milli
400
Formula for finding the volume of an irregularly shaped object
Length x width x height
400
Unit used when finding volume of a solid
centimeters cubed (or cubed centimeters)
400
Imagine you were measuring the volume of a rock using the displacement method. The volume of the rock was 15cm^3 and the final volume of the water it was in was 145 mL... what was the starting volume of the water?
130 mL
500
Which unit would be more appropriate to use when measuring the distance from Kansas City to St. Louis?
kilometer
500
Name the prefixes in the metric system.
Kilo, Hecto, Deca, Unit, Deci, Centi, Milli
500
Method for finding volume of an irregularly shaped object
Displacement Method
500
Explain why we use centimeters cubed when measuring the volume of a marble.
The marble is solid, we are measuring 3 dimensions, milliliters are used when measuring a liquid
500
Describe, in detail, how to find the mass of a rock using a triple beam balance and tell the unit used to label the mass.
1- Zero out the balance 2- Place the rock on the pan 3- Move the riders one at a time, starting with the largest (100's, then 10's, then tenths). Move each a notch until it falls, then move it back one. 4- Add up the final numbers shown on the beams 5- Label it with grams
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