Metric Conversion

Metric Conversions

(The rest of the world's system measuring system)

Units of Measurement

• Length = Meters (m)

• Weight = Grams (g)

• Volume = Liters (L)

Unit Pre-fixes

• kilo (k) --> (LARGEST)

• hecto (h)

• deka (dk)

• base unit

• deci (d)

• centi (c)

• milli (m) --> (SMALLEST)

Multiple Choice

Which is larger? 1 km or 1dm

• 1 km

• 1 dm

Multiple Choice

Put these units in order from smallest to largest.

• mg, cm, dm, g, kg, dkg, hg

• mg, cm, dm, g, dkg, hg, kg

Multiple Choice

Convert 25 m to mm

• 25000 mm

• 250 mm

• .25 mm

• .00025 mm

Multiple Choice

Convert 45 mm to dm

• 450 dm

• .45 dm

• 450000 dm

• 34 dm

Multiple Choice

Convert 120 km to m

• 1,200 m

• .45 m

• 120,000 m

• .120 m

What am I?

• I am an animal.

• I do not have bones.

• My skin feels similar to sandpaper.

• First appeared in the oceans around 455 million years ago.

• On average, 1 person dies from me each year in the USA.

• What am I with the initial S.

Multiple Choice

Convert 120 m to km

• 1,200 km

• .45 km

• 120,000 km

• .120 km

Multiple Choice

Which is larger?

250 kg or 250,000 cg

• 250 kg

• 250,000 cg

Multiple Choice

The base measurement for mass is...

• kilogram

• liters

• grams

• meters

Multiple Choice

240 cm = ___________ m

• 2400
• 24
• 2.4
• 0.24

Multiple Choice

1000 m = ___________ km

• 100
• 10
• 1
• 0.1

Multiple Choice

15.6 L = ___________ mL

• 15,600
• 156,000
• 1,560,000
• 15,600,000

Multiple Choice

0.57 mL = ___________ L

• 5.7
• 0.057
• 0.0057
• 0.00057

Multiple Choice

 330 cm = ___________ m

• 3,300
• 33
• 3.3
• 0.33

Multiple Choice

32.9 km = ___________ cm

• 32,900
• 329,000
• 3,290,000
• 32,900,000

Multiple Choice

1000 grams = _____ kilograms

• 0.0001
• 1,000,000
• 10
• 1

Multiple Choice

What is the basic unit of mass in the metric system?

• Liter

• Meter

• Gram

• Kilometer

Multiple Choice

Which unit is the smallest?  

• km
• mm
• m
• cm 

Multiple Choice

Is 20 g greater than, less than, or equal to 2 kg?

• greater than
• less than
• equal to

Multiple Choice

900 cm ____ 9000 mm

• <

• =

• >

Multiple Choice

I would measure this bus in

• centimeters

• milimeters

• kilometers

• meters

Multiple Choice

Which unit is a a measure of volume?

• meters
• grams
• inches
• liters

Multiple Choice

Select the largest unit.

• kilogram

• centigram

• decigram

• decagram

Multiple Choice

Using the conversion chart, as the units move to the left, the decimal place moves to the ____________.

• Right

• Sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left

• Left

• The decimal place doesn't change between units

Multiple Choice

Which one is not in the metric system?

• Kilometer
• Yard
• Centimeter
• Meter

Multiple Choice

What unit does mm stand for?

• milli

• milliliter

• meter

• millimeter

Multiple Choice

What is the biggest unit of mass in the metric system?

• gram

• milligram

• kilogram

Multiple Choice

32.9 km = ___________ cm

• 32,900
• 329,000
• 3,290,000
• 32,900,000

Multiple Choice

10 m = _____ mm

• 10,000 mm

• 100 mm

• 1 mm

• 1,000 mm

Multiple Choice

987 mm = _____ cm

• 98.7 cm

• 9,870 cm

• 9.87 cm

• 0.987 cm

Multiple Choice

4.5 m = _____ cm

• 45 cm

• 450 cm

• 0.45 cm

• 4,500 cm

Multiple Choice

2.7 L = _____ mL

• 0.27 mL

• 270 mL

• 2,700 mL

• 27 mL

Multiple Choice

8,400 mL = _____ L

• 840 L

• 84 L

• 0.84 L

• 8.4 L

Multiple Choice

345 cm = _____ m

• 3.45 m

• 0.345 m

• 34.5 m

• 3,450 m

Multiple Choice

18 kg = _____ g

• 180 g

• 1,800 g

• 1.8 g

• 18,000 g

Multiple Choice

43,000 kg = _____ g

• 43 g

• 430 g

• 4,300 g

• 4.3 g

Multiple Choice

2.76 kg = _____ g

• 0.276 g

• 276 g

• 2,760 g

• 27,600 g

Multiple Choice

Ed fills his sports bottle with 1 liter of water. After his bike ride, he drinks 200 milliliters of the water. How much water is left in Ed's sports bottle?
(1 liter = 1000 ml)

• 800 mm
• 8000 ml
• 80 ml
• 800 ml

Multiple Choice

Convert 17 m to cm:
(1 m = 100 cm)

• 0.17 cm
• 0.017 cm
• 1,700 cm
• 170 cm

Multiple Choice

18,000 g ____ 10 kg
(1 kg is 1000 g)

• <
• =
• >

Multiple Choice

7,000 g = ____ kg
(1 kg = 1000 g

• 70
• 7000
• 7
• 0.07

Multiple Choice

648 g = ____ mg

• 6,480
• 64,800
• 648,000
• 64.8

Multiple Choice

Is 20 g greater than, less than, or equal to 2 kg?

• greater than
• less than
• equal to

Multiple Choice

490,000 g =____ kg

• 490

• 49

• 4,900

• 0.49