SI Units Quiz
Name Period Date
Kilo- Hecto- Deca- Basic Units deci- centi- milli-
Part A
1. The basic unit for length is______
2. The basic unit for mass is ______
3.The basic unit for volume is ______
What type of measurement is indicated by each of the following units? Choices are given in the second column.
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4. sec
5. kg
6. cm3
7. L
8. g/cm3
density
length
mass
time
volume
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Part B
For each of the following write the abbreviations:
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1._____ milliliter
5._____ kilogram
9._____ meter
2,_____ milligram
6._____ millimeter
10._____ liter
3._____ kilometer
7._____ second
4._____centimete
8._____ gram
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Underline the correct choice:
11. The mass of a bowling ball is 7.25 kilogram/milligram.
12.The length of the common housefly is about 1 cm/hm.
13.One teaspoon of cough syrup has a volume of 5 gram/ounces.
14.The distance from your nose to your legs is about 100 mm/cm.
15.The mass of a paperclip is about 1 gram/milligram
Part C
Convert the following metric measurements:
1. 1000 mg = _____ g
2. 198g = _____ Kg
3, 8 mm = _____ cm
4, 160 cm = _____ mm
5. 109 g = _____ Kg
6. 250 m = _____ Km
7. 14 Km = _____ m
8. 1 L = _____ mL
9. 480 cm = _____ m
10. 27 g = _____ kg
Part D
1.State the four rules for significant digits:
2.Predict the number of Significant digits:
1) 2804 m
2) 2.84 km
3) 5.029 m
4) 0.003068 m
5) 4.6 x 105 m
6) 4.06 x 10-5 m
7) 750 m
8) 75 m
9) 75.000 m
10) 75.00 m
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