Metric System

Metric System Basics

100

What is the base unit for distance?

meter

DOUBLE POINTS

200

What is the base unit for mass (weight)?

grams

300

What is the base unit for volume?

Liter

400

What number is the metric system based on?

10

500

What do all scientists in the world, including the United States, use for their measurments? 

the metric system

Metric System Prefixes

100

this prefix means one thousandth (1/1000 or 0.001)

milli

200

this prefix means one thousand (1,000)

Kilo

300

this prefix means one hundredth (1/100 or 0.01)

centi

DOUBLE POINTS

400

this prefix means 10

deca

500

this prefix means 100

hecto

Compare

100

What metric unit would be most appropriate to use when measuring the length of a piece of paper

centimeters

200

Which metric unit would be most appropriate to use when measuring the length of a soccer field?

meters

300

Which metric unit would be most appropriate to use when measuring the distance between two cities? 

kilometers

Gain 10 points if correct, donate 20 points if incorrect. 

400

The weight of a paperclip is about one ________. 

gram

500

Water and soda bottles often indicate the amount of fluid inside them using this metric unit. 

liters

Extra 25 points

Conversions

100

501.3 ms = _______ s

0.5013

Lose 50 points if incorrect

200

1.25 centimeters = _______ millimeters

12.5

Give any team half of your points if incorrect. 

300

15 meters = _______ hectometers

.15

DOUBLE POINTS

400

35 degree Celsius = __________ degree Fahrenheit

95 degree Fahrenheit

500

68 degree Fahrenheit = __________ degree Celsius

20 degree Celsius

Extra 50 points if correct

Miscellaneous

100

Convert 120 seconds to minutes.

2 mins

200

Why is the metric system considered easier to use than other systems of measurement?

Because it is based on powers of 10, making calculations and conversions simple.

300

What does the prefix “kilo-” represent in the metric system and what does the prefix “centi-” mean?

1000 and One hundredth (1/100 or 0.01)
 

Extra 100 points if correct. 

400

Estimate the height of someone who is 5 ft 10 inches tall in centimeters.

178 cm

500

Name one field where the metric system is commonly used worldwide.

Science (also acceptable: medicine, engineering, or education)

Extra 15 points