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100

What metric units for length would you use to measure a full grown elephant (km, m, cm, or mm)?

meters (m)

100

200 centimeters is how many meters?

2 meters

100

Which of these is not a unit value for area?

a) cm3

b) cm

c) cm2

a) cm3 

AND

b) cm

100

Which of the following units is NOT used to measure volume?

a) cubic meter (m3)

b) Millimeters (mm)

c) cubic pounds (lbs3)

b) millimeters (mm)

AND

c) cubic pounds (lbs3)

100

What is a unit value for density in the metric system?

a) lbs/in

b) kg/mL

c) g/cm3

b) kg/mL

AND

c) g/cm3

200

What metric unit for length would you use to measure the width of a pencil mark (km, m, cm, mm)?

millimeters (mm)

200

4 grams is how many milligrams?

4000 milligrams (mg)

200

A textbook has a length of 22 centimeters and a width of 28 centimeters.  What is its area in centimeters squared (cm2)?

616 cm2

200

A cube has sides measuring 2 cm each.  What is the volume in cubic centimeters?

8 cm3

200

A microphone has a mass of 421 grams.  If the volume of the microphone is 225 cm3, what is the density in g/cm3?

Density = 1.87 g/cm3

300

What metric unit for length would you use to measure the distance from S. Berwick to Massachusetts (km, m, cm, mm)?

kilometers (km)

300

5.98 meters is how many centimeters?

598 centimeters

300

What is the area of a door with a height of 197 cm and a width of 80 cm in centimeters squared (cm2)?

15,760 cm2

300

A 3D rectangle (rectangular prism) has a height of 3 m a width of 2.5 m and a length of 6 m.  What is the volume of the rectangular prism in cubic meters? 

volume = 45 m3

300

An object has a mass of 365 kg, and a volume of 136m3.  What is the density of the object in kg/m3?

Density = 2.68 kg/m3

400

What metric unit for mass would you use to describe a rock you could hold in your fist (kg, g, cg, mg)?

grams (g)

400

6500 meters is equal to how many kilometers?

6.5 kilometers (km)

400

What is the area of classroom with a length of 10 meters and a width of 8 meters?

80 meters squared (m2)

400

A dice has a side measuring 4 cm.  What is the volume of the dice in cubic centimeters?

volume = 64 cm3

400

DAILY DOUBLE !!!!!

The mass of a rock is 2.7 g.  When the rock was placed in a graduated cylinder, the water level increased from 15 mL to 31 mL.  What is the density of the rock in g/mL?

Density = 0.168 g/mL

500

What is the metric unit for mass you would use to describe the weight of a full grown whale (kg, g, cg, mg)?

kilograms (kg)

500

6.8 centimeters is equal to how many millimeters?

68 millimeters (mm)

500

A desk has an area of 500 cm2.  One side is 25 cm.

What is the length of the other side?

20 cm

500

A rectangular prism (3D rectangle) has a volume of 62.5 m3.  If the length is 4 meters, and the width is 7.2 meters, what is the height?

2.17 meters

500

A dice has three sides with a length of 4.2 cm each.  If the mass of the dice is 17 grams, what is its density?

Density = 0.229 g/cm3