Metric Measures
Study Guide
Name,
Hour
Date
Directions: Use the Scientific Measures Pamphlet to answer the following questions.
Part i Instruments: Match the measure to the instrument. Use each choice once.
Measure
Instrument
1. Distance
A. Balance
2. Mass
B. Graduated cylinder
3. Temperature
C. Ruler
4. Time
D. Stopwatch
5. Volume
E. Thermometer
Part 91 Descriptions: Match the description to the measure. Use each choice once.
Measure
Description
6. How hot or cold something is
A. Distance
7. How much material is in an object
B. Mass
8. Amount of space something takes up
C. Temperature
9. How long an event takes
D. Time
10. How long, high, or wide something is
E. Volume
Part 311 Symbols: Write the correct symbol for each unit of measure.
11. Grams
.16. Miililiters
12. Liters
.17.
13. Degrees Celsius
.18. Seconds
14. Meters
.19.
Kilograms
15. Centimeters
. 20.
Milligrams
Millimeters
Part IV Units: Match the measure to the unit. You may use choices more than once.
A. Distance
.21.
Meter
B. Mass
C. Temperature
D. Time
E. Volume
.26. Milliliter
.31. Kilometer
. 22. Gram
.27.
. 32. Centimeter
.23. Second
. 28. Millisecond
. 33.
Kilogram
24. Millimeter
.29. Liter
. 34.
Milligram
25. Year
.30. Degrees Celsius
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CHAPTER 1 SKILL
NAME
CLASS
DATE .
Talking Metric
To use the metric system, you need to know the names of the different units of measurement.
These exercises help you get acquainted with metric units.
Write the proper abbreviation for each metric unit in the space provided.
1. kilometer
3. hectometer
5. centimeter
2. kilogram
4. dekameter
6. milligram
Unscramble the following prefixes. Their numerical values are given as clues.
7. cied
8. limli
0.1 times
,
0.001 times
9. iklo
10. tenic
1,000 times
0.01 times
Change the following values to the correct unit.
11. 6.0 kilometers
=
meters
15. 61 mL =
L
12. 3.0 dekameters =
meters
16. 3.5 cm =
m
13. 0.3 liter
=
milliliters
17. 6.8 kg =
g
14. 4.0 grams
=
kilogram
18. 5.2 cm =
mm
Answer each of the following questions in the space provided.
19. Area is expressed in square units, such as square meters. What is the abbreviation for square
centimeters?
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20. Volume is expressed in cubic units. What is the abbreviation for cubic meters?
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21. Density is expressed in grams per cubic centimeter. How do you abbreviate it?
| 22. For lunch, you might drink how much milk—250 L, 250 mL, or 250 kL?
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23. Your friend's vegetable garden is one of these sizes: 20 g, 50 km, or 30 m 2 . Which size is it?
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I, 24. The water in the pool is 3 m deep. Should a nonswimmer jump in?
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8" 25. Your friend Cathy lives 0.024 km from your house. She wants to visit you. Would she most
likely ride in a car, walk, or take a plane?
26. A rock has a mass of 2,000 g. Could you lift it?
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