1. Welcome to Metrics Jeopardy!
I’m your happenin’ host Sal the Scientist! Today we will be learning about the International system of units - also known as the metric system!
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2. Choose from one of five categories. Then choose a
point value. The larger the value, the more difficult
the question. Choose from one of four answers.
When you are finished with each question, click
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If you are playing as a team, the team with the
most points wins!
Have fun, and remember,
SCIENCE RULES!
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3. Metric System Jeopardy Review
Units of
Measurement
Tools of the
Trade
The Magic
Ruler
Prefixes
Conversions
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4. This is the base unit for the measurement of length.
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5. What is the meter? This length is based on the distance from the
North Pole to the equator. One meter is equivalent
To 1/10,000,000 of the distance between
these two points.
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6. Sorry,Wrong Answer! Robert Hooke first viewed cork cells using a
Compound microscope he made himself
In 1663.
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7. The gram is the base metric unit used to measure this.
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8. What is Mass?
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9. This metric unit is used to measure the volume of liquids
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10. What is the Liter?
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11. The number that the metric system is based on.
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12. What is the number 10!
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13. This is another name for the metric system.
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14. What is the International System of Units?
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15. The tool used to measure the mass of objects.
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16. This is the most accurate tool used to measure the volume of liquids.
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17. What is the triple beam balance?
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18. What is a graduated cylinder?
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19. This tool is used to measure distances.
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20. What is the meter stick?
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21. The units used when using a graduated cylinder.
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22. What is the milliliter?
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23. There are one hundred of these on a metric ruler.
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24. What are centimeters?
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25. There are 10 of these on a metric ruler or meter stick.
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26. What are decimeters!!!!
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27. The sentence used to help us remember the metric staircase.
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28. The largest unit we use on the metric staircase.
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29. What is Kilo-?
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30. The direction we move the decimal when we go from a ‘small’ unit to a ‘big’ unit.
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31. What is to the left!!!
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32. The number of prefixes on the metric staircase.
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33. What are 6!!
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34. King Henry Doesn’t usually Drink Chocolate Milk!!
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35. The direction you move the decimal when you go from a ‘big’ unit to a ‘small’ unit
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36. What is to the right!!!
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37. This prefix means 1000.
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38. There are 10 meters in one of these.
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39. What is a dekameter!! 1 dkm = 10m
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40. There are 1000 of these in a Liter.
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41. What are milliliters. The prefix milli- means 1/1000th. One ml =
What are milliliters? The prefix milli- means 1/1000th. One ml = .001 L, or 1000 ml = 1 L
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42. This prefix means 1/100th.
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43. What is centi-? Remember: 100 cents in a dollar, 100 years in a century, 100 centimeters in a meter!
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44. The 3 ‘main’ root words in the metric system.
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45. What is the meter, liter, and gram?
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46. 5.8 cm = ____ mm
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47. .95 L = ____ ml
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48. Move the decimal 3 steps to the right!
What is 950 ml!!
Kilo-
Hecto-
Deka-
Root
(Liter)
Deci-
Centi-
Milli-
Move the decimal 3 steps to the right!
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49. .08 kg = ____ g
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50. What is 80 g!!
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51. 98 m = _____ km
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52. What is .098 km?
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53. .15 km = _____ cm
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54. What is 15,000 cm!! Kilo- Hecto- Deka- Root (Liter) Deci- Centi-
Milli-
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55. 2L = _____ ml
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56. What is 2000!!
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57. What is 58!!!
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