METRIC CONVERSIONS

​METRIC CONVERSIONS

By COACH ATLAS

Poll

What does the prefix deci stand for?

• 10

• 100

• 0.01

• 0.1

Multiple Choice

What is the basic unit for volume?

• liters

• grams

• meters

• newtons

Multiple Choice

What does the K stand for in King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk?

• kicking

• kito

• kilo

• keto

Multiple Choice

If I move my decimal point to the left it makes the units...

• larger

• smaller

• doesn't change

• it does nothing

Multiple Choice

If I move my decimal point to the right it makes the units...

• larger

• smaller

• doesn't change

• it does nothing

Multiple Choice

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

• greater than

• less than

• equal to

Reorder

Reorder the following values from least to greatest.

• 200 m

• 2000 mm

• 20 cm

• 2000 cm

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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

​Metric Conversion

​Practice Problems:

​

​1000 mg = ______ g

​

​1 L = _______ mL

​

​160 cm = ______ mm

Multiple Choice

7,000 g = ____ kg

• 70

• 700

• 7

• 0.07

Multiple Choice

648 g = ____ mg

• 6,480

• 64,800

• 648,000

• 64.8

Multiple Choice

240 cm = ___________ m

• 2400

• 24

• 2.4

• 0.24

Multiple Choice

3 km = ___________ mm

• 30

• 300

• 3,000

• 3,000,000

Multiple Choice

68 cm = ___________ mm

• 0.68

• 6.8

• 68

• 680

Multiple Choice

32.9 km = ___________ cm

• 32,900

• 329,000

• 3,290,000

• 32,900,000