Metric System and Measurement

Length

100

65 km = _______ m

65000 m

200

Name for 1/100 of a meter

Centimeter

300

How many centimeters are in 45 meters?

4500 cm

400

Convert 886 mm into meters.

0.886 meters

500

2.5 km = ___________ m?

2500 meters

Volume

100

What is the base unit for volume?

The Liter

200

What is a cubic centimeter equivalent to?

A Milliliter

300

How many mL are in 1 L?

1000

400

A jug of water can carry 2500 mL. How many liters is that?

2.5 L

500

Convert 100,567.89 mL to liters.

100.6 L

Mass

100

What is the base unit for mass?

The Gram

200

Name for 100 grams

Hectogram

300

Convert 55 kg to mg.

55,000,000

400

Convert 2345.67 grams to mg.

2,345,670 mg

500

You are sending a package that weighs 1.34 kg. The cheapest postal rate is for 1200 grams or less. Does your package qualify? Why or why not?

No. Your package weighs 1340 grams, which is greater than 1200.

Scientific Notation

100

Convert into scientific notation: 0.0000345

3.45 X 10^-5

200

Convert to scientific notation: 0.034

3.4 X 10^-2

300

Convert to standard notation: 3.0 X 10^-3

0.003

400

Convert to standard notation: 5.6 X 10^-4

0.00056

500

Convert to standard notation: 987 X 10^5

98,700,000

Miscellaneous

100

Put in order from smallest to biggest: Kilogram, milligram, gram

mg, g, kg

200

What metric volume measurement would you use to measure the amount of blood in a tick?

milliliter

300

Convert to scientific notation: 734,239

7.34239 X 10⁵

400

In which country did the metric system originate?

France

500

Which is smaller? 9,000,000 or 9 X 10^9

9 X 10⁹ is smaller.