1) What is the Metric System? a) A system of measurement based on the number 10 b) A system of measurement used exclusively in the United States
 c) A system of measurement based on the number 5
 d) A system of measurement used only in science laboratories 2) How many base units does the Metric System have? a) 5
 b) 10
 c) 7 d) 3 3) Which of the following is a base unit of length in the Metric System? a) Gram
 b) Liter
 c) Meter d) Second 4) Why are prefixes used for in the Metric System? a) To confuse people
 b) To complicate measurements
 c) To indicate different multiples or fractions of the base units d) To make calculations harder 5) Which of the following is the correct order of prefixes in the Metric System, from largest to smallest? a) Milli, Centi, Kilo, Mega b) Kilo, Mega, Centi, Milli
 c) Mega, Kilo, Milli, Centi
 d) Centi, Milli, Kilo, Mega 6) What is the purpose of Metric System conversion stairs? a) To climb up and down easily
 b) To convert between different units in the Metric SystemTo convert between different units in the Metric System
 c) To measure the height of stairs
 d) To confuse students 7) How many centimetres are in one meter? a) 10
 b) 100 c) 1,000
 d) 1 8) Question 8: If you want to convert 5 kilometers to meters, how many meters would that be? a) 50
 b) 500
 c) 5,000 d) 50,000 9) Which prefix would you use to represent one thousandth (1/1000) of a unit? a) Milli b) Kilo
 c) Centi
 d) Deca 10) How would you measure the volume of a liquid using the Metric System? a) In meters
 b) In grams
 c) In litres d) In seconds 11) Which of the following is a base unit for time in the Metric System? a) Second b) Meter
 c) Gram
 d) Liter 12) If an event lasts for 2,000 seconds, how many minutes does it last?
 a) 20.20
 b) 30.30 c) 40.40
 d) 50.50 13) What is the result of dividing 1,000 by 10? a) 100 b) 10 c) 1 d) 100,000 14) If you have 500 milliliters (mL) of water and you want to convert it to liters (L), how many liters do you have? a) 0.5 L b) 5 L c) 50 L d) 0.05 L 15) How many milligrams (mg) are in 2 grams (g)? a) 0.002 mg b) 200 mg c) 20,000 mg d) 2,000 mg 16) What is the result of multiplying 100 kilometers (km) by 1,000? a) a) 10 km b) b) 100,000 km c) c) 1,000,000 km d) d) 0.1 km

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