Metric Prefixes Practice

A Grade 7 science worksheet focusing on understanding and applying common metric prefixes for units of measurement.

Grade 7 Science Units and MeasurementMetric Prefixes

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Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksMatchingShort Answer

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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metric prefixessciencemeasurementgrade 7

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of metric prefixes and their values.

1. Which metric prefix represents one-thousandth (1/1000) of a base unit?

Kilo-

Centi-

Milli-

Micro-

2. How many meters are in 1 kilometer?

10 meters

100 meters

1,000 meters

10,000 meters

3. The prefix "deci-" means .

4. There are 100 in one meter.

5. A milliliter is of a liter.

Match each metric prefix with its corresponding value.

6. Kilo-

a. 0.01

7. Centi-

b. 1,000

8. Milli-

c. 0.1

9. Deci-

d. 0.001

10. Explain why using metric prefixes is helpful in science.