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