Metric Mania Name_____________________________ Period



Metric Mania Name_____________________________ Period__________

PREFIXES:

In the following metric abbreviations circle the letter(s) that represent the prefix (if any):

mL dkm kg Mm hL g

What amount (in numbers) do the following prefixes represent:

a. Kilo ____________

b. Milli ____________

c. Centi ___________

d. Hecto ___________

What is the prefix associated with the following numbers:

a. 10 _____________

b. 0.1 _____________

c. 1000 ____________

d. 0.01 ____________

What type of units are being used in the following abbreviations:

km ___________ mg ___________ L______________

cm ____________ kL ___________ kg _____________

LENGTH:

What is the basic unit for length? ______________

Circle the best unit for measuring each distance:

a. Thickness of an eyelash: mm cm m

b. Length of a pencil: cm m km

Use a meter stick or metric ruler to find each measurement.

a. Width of this page ____________ mm or ____________ cm

b. Length of an unsharpened pencil _____________cm

Convert the following measurements:

a. 34 mm = _______ cm

b. 3 km = _______ m

c. 234 cm = _______ m

d. 35 m = _______ mm

MASS:

What is the basic unit for mass? ______________

Circle the best unit for measuring each mass:

a. Amount of spices in a batch of cookies: mg g kg

b. Your mass: mg g kg

c. Mass of 10 pennies: mg g kg

Use a triple-beam balance to find each measurement.

a. Mass of an ink pen __________ g b. Mass of a can of soda __________ g

Convert the following measurements:

a. 16 mg = _______ g

b. 4.7 kg = _______ g

c. 12,345 g = _______ kg

d. 2 g = _______ mg

TEMPERATURE:

What is the basic unit for temperature used by the rest of the world? ______________

What are the freezing and boiling points for water on this scale? _______ _______

Circle the best choice:

a. Temperature on a hot summer’s day: 0 o 35 o 90 o

b. Room temperature: - 20 o 0 o 20 o

VOLUME:

What is the basic unit for liquid volume? _______________

Circle the best unit for measuring each volume:

a. Amount of soda in 1 can: mL L

b. Water in a bathtub: mL L

Determine the volume for each object.

a. Use L x W x H to find the volume of a chalkboard eraser ___________ cm3

Convert the following measurements:

a. 160 mL = _______ L

b. 23 kL = _______ L

c. 456 cL = _______ mL

d. 120 mL = _______ cm3

COMBINING METRICS:

4m and 37 cm = _____________ m

2cm and 6 mm = _______________mm

15 km and 89 m = ______________ m

3 dkg and 12 g = ________________g

7 L and 34 mL = _______________L

6 kg and 124 g = _______________kg

CONVERTING METRICS:

6 mm = ___________ cm 32 cm = ______________mm

37 mm = ____________cm 7008.56 mL = _____________L

54 g = _______________mg 987 g = _________________kg

206 L = _______________kL 207.3 mm = _______________ m

4.7 kL = __________________mL 487 L = ________________mL

6.07 m = _________________cm 0.37 m = ________________km

45.9 cL = __________________kL 128.5 dkg = _______________hg

900 m = ____________________hm 0.004 m = _________________cm

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