Metric Evaluation               Period___ Name____________________________

LENGTH:

1. Circle the basic unit for length:      meter            gram

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. Heigth of the table __________ cm (nearest cm)

             b. Length of an unsharpened pencil _____________cm (nearest cm)

4. How tall are you? ____________ cm

5.  What does kilo mean?  10      100     1000

6.  Circle the shorter distance:   cm (centimeter)     m (meter)     mm (millimeter)

7. Length of the table    175 cm        175 mm            175 m

MASS:

8. What is the basic unit for mass?    Circle one:      gram       liter

Circle the best unit for measuring each mass:

             9. A peanut weighs about             3g       3 kg     3m

             10. Mr Smith weighs:                   89 g      89 kg     89 ml

             11. Mass of a marker                   2 g        27 g       27 kg        

             12. Mass of a 3 paperclips           4 g     4 kg         40 g

TEMPERATURE:

13. What is the Metric System temperature scale called? ______________

14. What is the freezing point of water? _________

15. What is the boiling points for water? _______

Circle the best choice:

16. Temperature on a hot summer’s day:      10 degrees C.       20 Degress C.       30 Degrees C.

17. Room temperature:          0 degrees C.     10 degrees C.    20 degrees C.

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