2. 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! InstructionsGame Board

3. 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 the home button to go back to the game board. If you are playing as a team, the team with the most points wins! Have fun, and remember, SCIENCE RULES! To Game Board

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5. This is the base unit for the measurement of length. Back to Game Board Answer

6. 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. Back to Game Board

7. The gram is the base metric unit used to measure this. Answer

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9. This metric unit is used to measure the volume of liquids Answer Back to Game Board

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11. The number that the metric system is based on. Answer Back to Game Board

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13. This is another name for the metric system. Answer Back to Game Board

14. What is the International System of Units? Back to Game Board

15. The tool used to measure the mass of objects. Back to Game Board Answer

16. This is the most accurate tool used to measure the volume of liquids. Back to Game Board Answer

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19. This tool is used to measure distances. Back to Game Board Answer

20. What is the meter stick? Back to Game Board

21. The units used when using a graduated cylinder. Back to Game Board Answer

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23. There are one hundred of these on a metric ruler. Back to Game Board Answer

24. What are centimeters? Back to Game Board

25. There are 10 of these on a meter stick. Back to Game Board Answer

26. What are decimeters!!!! Back to Game Board

27. The sentence used to help us remember the metric staircase. Back to Game Board Answer

28. The largest unit we use on the metric staircase. Back to Game Board Answer

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30. The direction we move the decimal when we go from a ‘small’ unit to a ‘big’ unit. Back to Game Board Answer

31. What is to the left!!! Back to Game Board

32. The number of prefixes on the metric staircase. Back to Game Board Answer

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34. King Henry Doesn’t Usually Drink Chocolate Milk!! Back to Game Board

35. The direction you move the decimal when you go from a ‘big’ unit to a ‘small’ unit Back to Game Board Answer

36. What is to the right!!! Back to Game Board

37. This prefix means 1000. Back to Game Board Answer

38. There are 10 of these in a meter. Back to Game Board Answer

39. What is a decimeter!! 1 dm =.1 L, or 10 dm = 1L Back to Game Board

40. There are 1000 of these in a Liter. Back to Game Board Answer

41. What are milliliters? The prefix milli- means 1/1000th. One ml =.001 L, or 1000 ml = 1 L Back to Game Board

42. This prefix means 1/100th. Back to Game Board Answer

43. What is centi-? Remember: 100 cents in a dollar, 100 years in a century, 100 centimeters in a meter! Back to Game Board

44. The 3 ‘main’ root words in the metric system. Back to Game Board Answer

45. What is the meter, liter, and gram? Back to Game Board

46. 5.8 cm = ____ mm Back to Game Board Answer

47. .95 L = ____ ml Back to Game Board Answer

48. Back to Game Board Kilo- Hecto - Deka- Root (Liter) Deci-Centi-Milli- What is 950 ml!! Move the decimal 3 steps to the right!

49. .08 kg = ____ g Back to Game Board Answer

50. What is 80 g!! Back to Game Board

51. 98 m = _____ km Back to Game Board Answer

52. What is.098 km? Back to Game Board

53. .15 km = _____ cm Back to Game Board Answer

54. What is 15,000 cm!! Back to Game Board Kilo- Hecto - Deka- Root (Liter) Deci-Centi-Milli-

55. 2L = _____ ml Back to Game Board Answer

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