Metric Units
Area/Volume
Weight/Mass
Temperature
Etc.
100
The prefix that means 1/10 of a unit
What is a deci?
100
The area of a rectangle 30 cm x 200 cm
What is 6,000 cm2?
100
mass
What is the measure of how much matter an object has?
100
37o C
What is the average human body temperature?
100
mass/volume =
What is density?
200
The prefix that means 1,000 units
What is kilo?
200
The area of a triangle in a rectangle with an area of 30 in2
What is 15 cm2?
200
weight
What is the pull of gravity on an object?
200
212o F
What is the boiling point of water?
200
2000 pounds
What is a ton?
300
The prefix that means 1/100 of a unit
What is centi?
300
The volume of a box that is 20 in x 5 in x 3 in
What is 300 in3?
300
The difference between weight and mass
What is weight is the measure of the pull of gravity on and object while mass is the amount of matter that makes up an object? (Weight can change but mass can not)
300
100o C
What is the boiling point of water?
300
16 ounces
What is 1 pound?
400
The number of milligrams (mg) in 1 gram (g)
What is 1,000 miligrams?
400
The amount in milliliters that a fish aquarium with a volume of 3,750 cm3 would hold.
What is 3,750 mL?
400
98.6o F
What is the average human body temperature?
400
volume
What is the amount of fluid a container can hold, OR a measure in cubic units within a solid figure or object?
500
The number of grams (g) in 1 kilogram (kg)
What is 1,000 grams (g)?
500
volume
What is the amount of fluid a container can hold or measure in cubic units withing a solid figure or object?
500
kilograms, grams, for example.
What is a measurement of mass?
500
32o F
What is the freezing point of water?
500
Buoyant force
What is an upward force in fluids that defies gravity?