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Name Date Class<br />

Directed Reading for<br />

Content Mastery<br />

Section 1 ■ Description and<br />

<strong>Measurement</strong><br />

Section 2 ■ SI Units<br />

Directions: Use line a in the box below to answer the following questions.<br />

1. Is the estimated length of line a about 4 cm or 10 cm<br />

a<br />

Meeting Individual Needs<br />

2. Explain why the other choice in question 1 cannot be correct.<br />

3. How would you get a precise measurement of line a to the nearest millimeter<br />

Directions: Answer the following questions on the lines provided. Use the table below to answer questions 4–7.<br />

SI Prefix Meaning<br />

kilothousand<br />

(1000)<br />

hecto-<br />

hundred (100)<br />

deca-<br />

ten (10)<br />

deci-<br />

tenth (0.10)<br />

centi-<br />

hundredth (0.01)<br />

milli-<br />

thousandth (0.001)<br />

4. How many meters are in a kilometer<br />

5. How many grams are in two kilograms<br />

6. A milliliter is what part of a liter<br />

7. Ten millimeters equal how many centimeters<br />

8. What do the letters SI stand for<br />

9. What is the SI unit of mass<br />

10. What is the SI unit of temperature<br />

Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.<br />

16 <strong>Measurement</strong>

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