Metric System Study Guide______

Directions: Fill in the blanks

1.  Temperature is measured in degrees ___Celsius______?

2.  Density shows a relationship between ___mass_____ and ______volume_____?

3.  Meter is the basic unit for ______length_____?

4.  The basic unit for weight is the ____Newton_____?

5.  The distance between two points is ______length or distance_____?

6.  What number is the Metric System based on? ____10____

7.  The formula L x W x H is used to determine the ____volume___ of a square object.

8.  The amount of matter in an object is called mass

9.  Gram is the basic unit for ______mass______?

10.  A meter stick is _____100_____ cm?

11.  The measure of attraction between objects due to gravity is _____weight______?

12.  Liter is the basic unit used to measure the ______volume______of a liquid.

13.  Volume is the amount of ____space______an object takes up.

14.  Another name for the metric system is

___SI or International System of Units____

15.  What is used to measure the mass of an object? Triple Beam Balance

16.  What is the freezing point of water, in Celsius? _____0 ° C_____

17.  A ruler or meter stick is used to measure _distance or length____?

18.  What is the abbreviation for a cubic centimeter? ____cm³______

19.  What is a light year? __the distance light travels in one year______

20.  100°C is the ___boiling______point______of water.

Convert the following problems.

21.  4.5 cg = __45___ mg

22.  526 m = _.526____ km

23.  38 cL = ___.38__ L

24.  25 g = __25,000___ mg

25.  15 km = 15,000,000__mm

What are the abbreviations for the terms below?

26.  milliliter: ___mL___

27.  meter: _____m_____

28.  Newton: ____N______

29.  centimeter: _____cm_____

30.  liter: ____L____

31.  kilogram: _____kg_____

32.  gram: ___g______

33.  kilometer: ___km_____

34.  milligram: _____mg_____

Fill in the blanks below. What are the values of the prefixes listed below?

35.  milli- ____.001_or 1/1000_____

36.  deci- ___.1 or 1/10____

37.  kilo- ___1,000__

38.  centi- ____.01 or 1/100 __

39.  hecto- ___100___

40.  deka- ____10____

Essay (Worth 10 points)

Explain, in your own words, how we found the volume of an irregular solid during our volume lab. Remember to be specific and include the terms: meniscus, mL graduated cylinder and centimeters cubed. Explain what they are and/or how they are used.

Look back in your notes when we did the volume lab to find your answer. You should have put down the displacement method