THE MEASUREMENT OF MATTER 37 



10 millimeters equal 1 centimeter 

 10 centimeters equal 1, etc. 



2. Construct a table of weights beginning with a milligram. 



3. Construct a table of volumes. 



4. Examine a meter stick and find out how many inches there are 

 in a meter. 



6. What unit of measurement in the English system is the meter 

 nearest in length? 



6. Which is larger, a centimeter or an inch? 



7. About how much larger? 



. 8. Which is larger, a dekameter or a decimeter? How much larger? 



9. Which is the greater distance, a kilometer or a mile? (Reduce 

 to feet or meters for comparison.) 



10. How many feet farther? How many meters farther? 



11. How many square millimeters in a square centimeter? 



12. Using a pair of scales, compare a gram weight with an ounce. 

 Which is heavier? How much heavier? 



13. Which is heavier, a kilogram or a pound? How much heavier? 

 (Make this calculation from what you know of the comparat ive weight 

 of grams and ounces.) 



