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Study Guide Questions
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The metric system was introduced by which country? a.) England b.) France c.) Australia d.) Germany
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The United States is the only country in the world that has not fully adopted the metric system.True or false?
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Name four commonly used basic units of measurement in the metric system.
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What are six common prefixes that are used in the metric system?
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The prefixes are all units of what number?
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What is the difference between mass and weight?
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Which is the most reasonable estimate for the width of a dime? a.) one centimeter b.) one millimeter c.) one dekameter
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How many degrees Celsius are between the temperature of frozen water and boiling water?
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Which unit is larger, a centimeter or a meter?
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In converting centimeters to meters, would you multiply or divide? Why?
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How many meters are in 600 centimeters?
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Which expression is correctly written? Why? a). 5000 km b.) 5,000 km
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Which of these makes correct use of the hyphen? Why? a.) the doorway is 3-meters wide b.) the doorway is 3-m wide
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Which of the following is correct? Why? a.) CG b.) cg c.) Cg d.) cG
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Which of the following is correct? a.) kl b.) kL c.) ml d.) cL e.) all of the above f.) none of the above
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