welcome to metrics jeopardy! i’m your happenin’ host sal the scientist! today we will be...
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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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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, clickthe 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!
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Metric System Jeopardy Review
Units of Measurement
Tools of theTrade
The Magic Ruler
Prefixes Conversions
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This is the base unit for the measurement of length.
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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 betweenthese two points.
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The gram is the base metric unit used to measure this.
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This metric unit is used to measure the volume of liquids
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The number that the metric system is based on.
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This is another name for the metric system.
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What is the International System of Units?
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The tool used to measure the mass of objects.
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This is the most accurate tool used to measure the volume of liquids.
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This tool is used to measure distances.
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What is the meter stick?
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The units used when using a graduated cylinder.
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There are one hundred of these on a metric ruler.
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What are centimeters?
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There are 10 of these on a meter stick.
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What are decimeters!!!!
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The sentence used to help us remember the metric
staircase.
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The largest unit we use on the metric staircase.
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The direction we move the decimal when we go from a ‘small’ unit to a ‘big’ unit.
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What is to the left!!!
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The number of prefixes on the metric staircase.
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King Henry Doesn’t Usually Drink
Chocolate Milk!!
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The direction you move the decimal when you go from a
‘big’ unit to a ‘small’ unit
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What is to the right!!!
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This prefix means 1000.
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There are 10 of these in a meter.
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What is a decimeter!!1 dm = .1 L, or
10 dm = 1L
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There are 1000 of these in a Liter.
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What are milliliters?The prefix milli- means
1/1000th.One ml = .001 L, or 1000 ml = 1 L
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This prefix means 1/100th.
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What is centi-?Remember: 100 cents in a dollar,
100 years in a century, 100 centimeters in a meter!
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The 3 ‘main’ root words in the metric system.
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What is the meter, liter, and gram?
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5.8 cm = ____ mm
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.95 L = ____ ml
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Kilo-Hecto-
Deka-
Root(Liter)
Deci-Centi-
Milli-
What is 950 ml!!
Move the decimal 3 steps to the right!
.08 kg = ____ g
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What is 80 g!!
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98 m = _____ km
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What is .098 km?
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.15 km = _____ cm
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What is 15,000 cm!!
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Kilo-Hecto-
Deka-
Root(Liter)
Deci-Centi-
Milli-
2L = _____ ml
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