Name:_______________
Date:____________
1. The system of measurement used by all scientists is The ________
________ __ _____, which is abbreviated the __ __ system and is commonly referred to as the __________ system.
2. The metric system is based on repeating units of _____.
3. The SI (metric) unit for length is the _______.
4. 1/100th of a meter is a ___________.
5. 1/1000th of a meter is a _________.
6. One thousand meters is a _________.
7. The abbreviation for centimeter is _____.
8. The abbreviation for millimeter is _____.
9. The abbreviation for kilometer is _____.
10. One inch is equal to ______ centimeters.
11. One foot is equal to ________ centimeters.
12. One meter is equal to ______ inches.
13. One mile is equal to _______ kilometers.
14. Five kilometers is equal to _____ miles.
15. 100 meters is equal to about ______ yards.
16. The amount of space on the surface of something is called _______.
17. The basic SI unit for area is the _______ ______.
18. The abbreviation for square meters is ______.
19. The formula for computing the area of a surface composed of squares or rectangles is ___= _____ X _____.
20. A home which is 60 feet long and 40 feet wide has _______ square feet of living area.
21. ________ is the amount of space something occupies.
22. A _____ is a three dimensional container having 90 degree angle walls.
23. A cube has three dimensions, _______, _______, and _______.
24. The basic SI unit for volume is the ______ ______.
25. The abbreviation for cubic meter is ______.
26. The formula for computing volume is _____= ____ X ____ X ____.
27. A swimming pool which is 30 meters long, 10 meters wide and 2 meters deep will hold a volume of water of _____ cm3.
28. For smaller volumes, smaller units such as the ______ ________ are often used to describe volume.
29. The _____ has a volume between that of a cubic meter and a cubic centimeter.
30. A liter contains _____ fluid ounces.
31. A quart contains _____ fluid ounces.
32. A _________ is 1/1000th of a liter.
33. ______ is the measure of the amount of matter in an object.
34. On the earth's surface _______ is equal to _______.
35. The SI unit for mass or weight is the _______.
36. A ______ is equal to 1,000 grams.
37. One kilogram is equal to _______ pounds.
38. A ________ is equal to 1/1000th of a gram.
39. ________ is mass (weight) per unit of volume.
40. The SI unit for temperature is degrees _______. The scale for measuring temperature is the _______ ________, which is also known as the _______ _______.
41. On the Celsius scale, water freezes at ______ degrees and boils at _____ degrees.
42. The English unit for measuring temperature is degrees ________.
43. On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at _____ degrees and boils at _____ degrees.
44. The formula for converting centigrade to Fahrenheit is _______.
45. The formula for converting Fahrenheit to centigrade is _______.
46. The _______ scale is often used to measure temperature in chemistry and physics.
47. The Kelvin scale is just like the Celsius scale except you add ______ degrees to degrees Celsius.
48. On the Kelvin scale, water freezes at _____ degrees and boils at ______ degrees.
49. Zero degrees Kelvin is _______ ______.
50. _______ _______ is the coldest possible temperature which occurs with the complete absence of heat.
51. Absolute zero is _____ degrees Celsius and _____ degrees Fahrenheit.
52. The SI units for time are _______,_______ and ________.
53. A _______ is a picture of data.
54. The ______ is the horizonal or ____ axis.
55. The _______ is the vertical or ____ axis.
56. The ______ is the place where the horizontal and vertical axes meet.