416 CHAPTER 7 The Metric System Exercises Warm Up Exercises In Exercises 1–10, fill in the blanks with an appropriate word, phrase, or symbol(s). 1. The name commonly used for the Système international d’unités in the United States is the _______ system. Metric 2. The name of the system of measurement primarily used in the United States today is the U.S. _______ system. Customary 3. In the metric system, a) the commonly used unit to measure length is the _______, Meter b) the commonly used units to measure mass are the gram and the _______, Kilogram c) the commonly used unit to measure liquid volume is the _______, and Liter d) the commonly used unit to measure temperature is degrees _______. Celsius 4. Three advantages of the metric system are that a) it is the worldwide accepted system of _______, Measurement b) there is only one base unit of measurement for each physical _______, and Quantity c) it is based on the number _______. 10 5. In the metric system, the prefix used to indicate a) ten times the basic unit is _______. Deka b) one tenth of the basic unit is _______. Deci 6. In the metric system, the prefix used to indicate a) one hundred times the basic unit is _______. Hecto b) one hundredth of the basic unit is _______. Centi 7. In the metric system, the prefix used to indicate a) one thousand times the basic unit is _______. Kilo b) one thousandth of the basic unit is _______. Milli 8. In the metric system, the prefix used to indicate a) one million times the basic unit is _______. Mega b) one millionth of the basic unit is _______. Micro 9. a) The freezing point of water in the metric system is _______. b) The boiling point of water in the metric system is _______. c) Normal body temperature in the metric system is _______. SECTION 7.1 10. a) A meter is a little longer than a _______. Yard b) A liter is a little more than a _______. Quart c) A kilogram is about _______ pounds. 2.2 Practice the Skills In Exercises 11–16, match the given prefix with the one letter, a)−f ), that gives the meaning of the prefix. 11. Milli b) 12. Kilo d) 13. Hecto c) 14. Deka e) 15. Deci f) 16. Centi a) a) 1 100 of basic unit b) 1 1000 of basic unit c) 100 times basic unit d) 1000 times basic unit e) 10 times basic unit f) 1 10 of basic unit In Exercises 17–22, give the symbol and the equivalent in grams for the unit. 17. Centigram cg; 0.01 g 18. Milligram mg; 0.001 g 19. Decigram dg; 0.1 g 20. Dekagram dag; 10 g 21. Kilogram kg; 1000 g 22. Hectogram hg; 100 g In Exercises 23–26, fill in the missing value. 24. a) 1 dam = ______ m 10 b) 1 cm = ______ m 0.01 c) 1 mm = ______ m 0.001 d) 1 dm = ______ m 0.1 e) 1 km = ______ m 1000 f) 1 hm = ______ m 100 25. a) 1 da = ______ m 10 000 b) 1 h = ______ d 1000 c) 1 k = ______ h 10 d) 1 m = ______ c 0.1 e) 1 c = ______ da 0.001 f) 1 d = _____ k 0.0001 23. a) 1 mg =______ g 0.001 c) 1 kg =______ g 1000 d) 1 cg =______ g 0.01 e) 1 dag =______ g 10 f) 1 dg =______ g 0.1 b) 1 hg =______ g 100 26. a) 1 mg = ______ kg 0.000 001 b) 1 cg = ______ hg 0.0001 c) 1 kg = ______ mg 1 000 000 d) 1 dag = ______ cg 1000 e) 1 hg = ______ mg 100 000 f) 1 dg = ______ dag 0.01 In Exercises 27–34, fill in the missing values. 27. 9.2 m =_______ mm 9200 28. 7.56 = _______ m 7560 29. 0.057 m = _______ km 0.000 057 a) 0°C b) 100°C c) 37°C Kaspars Grinvalds/123RF
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