Choosing and writing units in science

Grade 6 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Ari labels the mass of a bag of soil. Which symbol stands for kilogram?

   • KG
   • kgs
   • kg
   • Kg
2. 2.

   Bo writes the time on a stopwatch reading. Which symbol stands for second?

   • S
   • s
   • sec
   • sc
3. 3.

   Esme marks how much water a cup holds. Which symbol stands for milliliter?

   • ML
   • mLs
   • mL
   • mil

4. Read this first

   Use the table

   Investigation card (model data). Question: Does a higher ramp make a toy car roll faster? Changed: ramp height. Measured: time to roll 2 m. Same: the car and the ramp.

   Ramp height (cm)	Time (s)	Distance (m)	Car mass (g)
   10	3.2	2	50
   20	2.1	2	50

   Tools drawn: ruler, stopwatch, balance.

5. 4.

   On the card, a column is headed Time (s). What does the s stand for, Jun?

   • Size
   • Steps
   • Seconds
   • Speed
6. 5.

   Which drawn tool measures the numbers in the Time (s) column, Luz?

   • The balance
   • The ruler
   • The stopwatch
7. 6.

   A new pencil is about 18 ___ long. Which unit fits the blank, Milo?

   • kg
   • cm
   • km
   • m
8. 7.

   Noah's water bottle holds about 500 ___ of water. Which unit fits the blank?

   • mL
   • km
   • mm
   • L
9. 8.

   Which temperature is closest to a comfortable room, Ren?

   • 2 °C
   • 200 °C
   • 68 °C
   • 20 °C
10. 9.

    A healthy human body is about which temperature, Tala?

    • 37 °C
    • 10 °C
    • 99 °C
    • 60 °C
11. 10.

    A cup of ice water is close to which temperature, Zee?

    • 32 °C
    • 0 °C
    • 50 °C
    • 100 °C