Metric Mania
Length:
1. Which is longer? Circle your choice for each one.
1 mile or 1 kilometer 1 yard or 1 meter 1 inch or 1 centimeter
2. Complete the statement.
1mi = ______km 1yd = ______m 1in = ______cm
3. The basic unit of length in the metric system is the ______and is represented by a lowercase ______.
4. Complete each statement.
1km = ______m 1m = ______cm 1m = ______mm
5. Which is larger? Circle your choice for each one.
a. 1 meter or 105 centimeters c. 12 centimeters or 103 millimeters
b. 4 kilometers or 4400 meters d. 1200 millimeters or 1 meter
6. How many millimeters are in 1 centimeter? ______
7. Use the ruler and the line below to answer the questions
What is the length of the line in centimeters? ______
What is the length of the line in millimeters? ______
What is the length of the line to the nearest centimeter? ______
(HINT: round to the nearest centimeter- no decimals)
Mass:
1. Which is larger? Circle your choice for each one.
1 pound or 100 grams 1 kilogram or 1 pound 1 ounce or 1000 milligram
2. Complete the statement.
1lb= ______g 100kg = ______lb 1oz = ______mg
3. ______refers to the amount of matter in an object.
4. The base unit of mass in the metric system is the ______represented by ____.
5. Complete each statement.
1kg = ______g 1g = ______mg
6. Which is larger? Circle your choice for each one.
a. 1 kilogram or 1500 grams c. 12 milligrams or 12 kilograms
b. 1200 milligrams or 1 gram d. 4 kilograms or 4500 grams
7. What instrument will we use to find the mass of objects? ______
8. What would be the mass of the object measured in the picture?
______+ ______+______= ______
Volume:
1. Which is larger? Circle your choice for each one.
1 liter or 1 gallon 1 liter or 1 quart 1 milliliter or 1 fluid ounce
2. Complete the statement.
1 gallon = ______liters 1 fl oz = ______1ml 1quart = ______liters
3. ______is the amount of space an object takes up.
4. The basic unit of volume in the metric system is the ______and it is represented by ______or ______
5. 1 liter is equal to one cubic ______
6. Complete each statement.
1L = ______mL 1mL = ______cm3 = ______g*
7. Which is larger? Circle your choice for each one.
a. 1 liter or 1500 milliliters c. 12 cm3 or 1.2 milliliters*
b. 200 milliliters or 1.2 liters
* when referring to water
8. What it the instrument we use to find liquid volume? ______
9. What is the name of the curve you see at the top of a liquid in a cylinder?______
10. What is the volume of each cylinder?
A. ______B.______C.______
11. What formula do we use to find the volume of a regular shaped object?
Volume= ______x ______x ______
12. What is the volume of the cube?
______x ______x ______= ______
13. How do we find the volume of an irregular object using a graduated cylinder?
______
14. What is the volume of the rock? ______- ______= ______