Chapter 6—Using the Metric System of Measure
TRUE/FALSE
1. The measurement system that is used in the United States relies on liters, millimeters,
kilograms, and so forth.
2. Some industries, notably science, pharmaceutical, engineering, and automotive, have found
it necessary to go metric in order to participate in world trade.
3. As the United States changes to the metric system, the people who will be affected most are
those whose jobs are concerned with weights and measures. This is certainly the case for
food service workers. Instead of pints, quarts, and gallons, they will have to adjust to meters.
4. When the meter is divided by 10, it produces 10 decimeters; a decimeter divided by 10
produces 10 centimeters; and a centimeter divided by 10 produces 10 millimeters.
5. A milligram is one-thousand grams (weight), a milliliter is one-thousand liters (volume),
and a millimeter is one-thousand meters (length).
6. 10 meters are called a dekameter, 100 meters a hectometer, and 1000 meters a kilometer.
7. One gram is about the weight of an ounce of salt. One kilogram is about the weight of a
small child.
8. In the metric system, temperature is measured in degrees Celsius (°C). On the Celsius scale,
the boiling point of water is 100° and the freezing point is 0°.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. France introduced the metric system to the world during _____.
a.
the French Revolution
b.
the Revolutionary War
c.
the War of 1812
d.
World War II
2. Today, over _____ of the world’s population uses the metric system.
a.
90 percent
b.
25 percent
c.
50 percent
d.
75 percent
3. The metric system is a decimal system based on _____.
a.
the number 10
b.
meters in a mile
c.
degrees Celsius
d.
decimal fractions
4. _____ measure lengths; _____ measure volume; _____ measure weight.
a.
Liters, grams, meters
b.
Grams, liters, meters
c.
Meters, liters, grams
d.
Meters, grams, liters
5. Special names are attached on the front of metric measurements to indicate the value. These
names are called _____.
a.
formulas
b.
suffixes
c.
degrees
d.
prefixes
6. The range of temperature from freezing to boiling water on the Celsius scale is _____.
a.
212°F
b.
212°C
c.
100°F
d.
100°C
7. Your restaurant calls for cooking hamburgers to 165°F. What is the temperature in degrees
Celsius?
a.
165.0°C
b.
239.4°C
c.
329.0°C
d.
73.9°C
8. Your new job is in a country that gives the temperature in Celsius degrees. What is the
Fahrenheit temperature when it is reported to be 22°C?
a.
–5.6°F
b.
71.6°F
c.
97.2°F
d.
44.2°F
NUMERIC RESPONSE
Convert the following Fahrenheit temperatures to Celsius. Round off all answers to two
places to the right of the decimal point.
1. 12
2. –41
3. –6
4. 201
5. 66
Convert the following Celsius temperatures to Fahrenheit. Round off all answers to two
places to the right of the decimal point.
6. 26
7. –24
8. 19
9. 267
10. –11
Convert measurements from the American customary system to the metric system. Round
answers to nearest whole number.
11. 4 pounds 4 ounces = _______________ grams
12. 137 pounds = _______________ kilograms
13. 6 inches = _______________ centimeters
14. 6 feet 3 inches = _______________ centimeters
15. 22 yards = _______________ meters
16. 39 miles = _______________ kilometers
17. 26 teaspoons = _______________ milliliters
18. 577 fluid ounces = _______________ liters
19. 141 tablespoons = _______________ milliliters
20. 42 cups = _______________ liters
21. 24 pints = _______________ liters
22. 26.5 quarts = _______________ liters
23. 11.5 gallons = _______________ liters
Convert measurements from the metric customary system to the American system. Round
answers to nearest whole number.
24. 65 milliliters = _______________ tablespoons
25. 65 milliliters = _______________ teaspoons
26. 550 milliliters = _______________ fluid ounces
27. 31 liters = _______________ fluid ounces
28. 24 liters = _______________ cups
29. 23.5 liters = _______________ pints
30. 650 liters = _______________ quarts
31. 200 liters = _______________ gallons
32. 510 millimeters = _______________ inches
33. 94 centimeters = _______________ inches
34. 180 meters = _______________ feet
35. 56 meters = _______________ yards
36. 950 kilometers = _______________ miles
37. 5,230 grams = _______________ ounces
38. 19 kilograms = _______________ pounds
39. How many 8 oz. glasses of wine can be obtained from a wine bottle that holds 1.5 L?
40. How many 4 oz. glasses of wine can be obtained from a wine bottle that holds 750 ml?
41. How many 3 oz. glasses of wine can be obtained from a wine bottle that holds 475 ml?
COMPLETION
1. The ____________________ ____________________ of measure is a decimal system
based on the number 10.
2. When the meter is divided by 10, it produces 10 ____________________.
3. A decimeter divided by 10 produces 10 ____________________.
4. A centimeter divided by 10 produces 10 ____________________.
5. A ____________________ is one-thousandth of a gram.
6. A ____________________ is one-thousandth of a liter.
7. A ____________________ is one-thousandth of a meter.
8. A ____________________ is 1,000 grams.
9. A ____________________ is 1,000 meters.
10. The metric unit of measurement for length is called a ____________________.
11. The metric unit of measurement for weight is called a ____________________.
12. The metric unit of measurement for volume is called a ____________________.
13. The metric unit of measurement for temperature is called ____________________.
MATCHING
Match the following metric units with their abbreviation.
a.
meter
h.
cubic centimeter
b.
decimeter
i.
cubic meter
c.
centimeter
j.
milliliter
d.
millimeter
k.
liter
e.
kilometer
l.
gram
f.
hectometer
m.
kilogram
g.
dekameter
n.
degrees Celsius
1. mm
2. g
3. °C
4. l
5. m
6. cm
7. km
8. cm3
9. m3
10. dm
11. hm
12. ml
13. dam
14. kg
Match the following metric abbreviations with their name.
a.
g
f.
m
b.
mg
g.
mm
c.
kg
h.
cm
d.
l
i.
km
e.
ml
15. gram
16. liter
17. centimeter
18. millimeter
19. kilogram
20. milligram
21. meter
22. kilometer
23. milliliter