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Brendan Miller
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Metric System

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The Imperial System:
The Imperial System is also called the British Imperial System because it came from the British Empire that ruled many parts of the world from the 16th to the 19th century.
Only used in 3 countries: United States, Liberia and Myanmar
Examples: Feet, Inches, Pounds, Ounces
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The Metric System:
A decimal system of weights and measures. The International System of Units (SI, abbreviated from the French Système Internationale) was developed in France in the 1790s.
Used by the rest of the world.
Examples: Meter, Gram, Liter, Centimeter
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Thought question:
When you step on a scale on Earth and then on the moon, is the number different?
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Multiple Select
Which of the following are Imperial System measurements?
feet
ounces
liters
centimeters
grams
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Multiple Select
What does SI stand for?
Système Internationale
Standard Imperial
System Imperial
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Multiple Choice
What is the base unit for mass?
meter
liter
gram
second
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Multiple Choice
What is the base unit for volume?
gram
meter
second
liter
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following sets of three units are all metric measurements for length?
inch, foot, yard
kilometer, centimeter, millimeter
kilogram, gram, centigram
kilometer, foot, decimeter
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Multiple Select
How many millimeters are in one centimeter?
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10
100
1000
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Multiple Select
How many meters are in a kilometer?
1
10
100
1000
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Multiple Select
Which measurement is the largest?
145 m
145 km
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Multiple Select
Which measurement is the largest?
1 m
99 cm
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Multiple Select
What is the length of the screw in centimeters?
0.51 centimeters
5.1 centimeters
51 centimeters
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What is the length of the screw in millimeters?
0.51 millimeters
5.1 millimeters
51 millimeters
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Multiple Select
Which of the following measurements are SI units for mass?
grams
ounces
milligrams
centigrams
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following tools would be used to measure the mass of this stack of pennies?
Stop Watch
Graduated Cylinder
Metric Ruler
Electronic Balance
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Multiple Choice
Which metric unit would be used when measuring the mass of a paperclip?
m
g
L
s
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Multiple Choice
An astronaut has a mass of 100 kg on Earth. How will his mass compare when he lands on the moon?
His mass will be less on the moon.
His mass will be the same on the moon.
His mass will be more on the moon.
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Multiple Choice
How much space matter takes up is definition of....
Mass
Volume
Length
Time
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following tools would be used to measure the volume of milk in a glass.
Electronic Balance
Metric Ruler
Graduated Cylinder
Meterstick
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following tools would be used to measure the volume of a brick?
Graduated Cylinder
Metric Ruler
Electronic Balance
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Multiple Choice
What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?
30 mL
34 mL
38 mL
40 mL
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Multiple Choice
What is the SI base unit for time?
Minute
Hour
Second
Day
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