Metric Mania
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Name____________________________
LENGTH:
1. What is the basic unit for length? ______________
2. Circle the best unit for measuring each distance:
a. Thickness of an eyelash:
mm
cm
m
b. Length of a pencil: cm
m
km
3. 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
4. Convert the following measurements:
a. 34 mm = _______ cm
b. 3 km = _______ m
c. 234 cm = _______ m
d. 35 m = _______ mm
MASS:
5. What is the basic unit for mass? ______________
6. 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
7. Use a triple-beam balance to find each measurement.
a. Mass of an ink pen __________ g
b. Mass of a can of soda __________ g
8. Convert the following measurements:
a. 16 mg = _______ g
b. 4.7 kg = _______ g
c. 12,345 g = _______ kg
d. 2 g = _______ mg
TEMPERATURE:
15. What is the basic unit for temperature? ______________
16. What are the freezing and boiling points for water on this scale? _______ _______
17. Circle the best choice:
0 o
35 o
90 o
a. Temperature on a hot summer’s day:
- 20 o
0 o
20 o
b. Room temperature:
18. Convert the following measurements.
a. 90 o F = ______ o C
b. 45 o F = ______ o C
T. Trimpe 2000
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