Metric System Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A 5-litre container is used to fill 250-millilitre cups. How many full cups can be filled?
2
20
10
200
2. Which symbol correctly represents the kilogram?
kg
g
km
K
3. A supplement contains 4,500 milligrams of a substance. What is that mass in grams?
4.5 g
45 g
450 g
0.45 g
4. A bottle contains 750 millilitres of water. What is this volume in litres?
7.5 L
0.075 L
0.75 L
75 L
5. A rectangular garden is 2 metres long and 150 centimetres wide. What is its perimeter?
3.5 m
30 m
7 m
300 m
6. A train travels at a constant speed of 72 kilometres per hour. How far does it travel in 30 minutes?
24 km
72 km
144 km
36 km
7. Which list arranges these lengths from smallest to largest?
6 mm, 0.8 cm, 1.2 cm, 0.02 m
0.02 m, 1.2 cm, 0.8 cm, 6 mm
0.8 cm, 6 mm, 0.02 m, 1.2 cm
6 mm, 1.2 cm, 0.02 m, 0.8 cm
8. One board is 0.9 metres long, and another is 85 centimetres long. Which comparison is correct?
The 85 cm board is longer by 5 cm.
The 0.9 m board is longer by 5 cm.
The boards are the same length.
The 0.9 m board is longer by 50 cm.
9. Which unit is the standard metric unit commonly used as the foundation for measuring length?
Hectare (ha)
Litre (L)
Gram (g)
Metre (m)
10. A package contains an item weighing 1.8 kilograms and another weighing 250 grams. What is their combined mass in kilograms?
1.825 kg
2.05 kg
2.3 kg
26.8 kg
11. A cyclist rides 2.75 kilometres to a park and returns along the same route. What total distance does the cyclist cover?
5.5 km
4.5 km
5.05 km
2.75 km
12. A ribbon is 2.4 metres long. What is its length in centimetres?
24 cm
240 cm
2,400 cm
0.024 cm
13. What fraction of a base unit does the prefix “milli-” represent?
One tenth
One hundred times
One hundredth
One thousandth
14. A square mat measures 1 metre on each side. What is its area in square centimetres?
100 cm²
1,000 cm²
10,000 cm²
100,000 cm²
15. Which option uses the correct unit and notation for a room temperature of twenty degrees Celsius?
20 °F — twenty degrees Fahrenheit
20 K — twenty kelvins
20 C — Celsius shown without the degree symbol
20 °C — twenty degrees Celsius
16. A walking trail is 3.5 kilometres long. How many metres is that?
350 m
35,000 m
3,500 m
0.0035 m