Metric System HW

Amy won a gold fish at the fair. She needs to fill up a fishbowl with water. Which is the best estimate for the capacity of a fishbowl?

• 3 L

• 350 ml

Luis got a new kitten for his birthday. He wants to know its mass, so he puts it on a balance scale. About how many grams will he need?

• 40 g

• 4,000 g

Jamie is painting a wall that is 7 meters long. How many centimeters is it?

7m = ________cm

• 7 cm

• 70 cm

• 700 cm

• 7,000 cm

Henry has 400 milliliters of water. Tonya has 1 liter of water. How many milliliters of water do they have in all? (Hint: Convert the liter to milliliters and then add.)

• 400 ml

• 1,400 ml

• 14 ml

• 140,000 ml

Misha is conducting a science experiment. She determines that she needs 30,000 mL of pond water to run all of her tests. How many liters does she need?

30,000 mL= _________ L

• 30,000 L

• 3,000 L

• 30 L

• 3 L

Kameko goes to the store. She buys 200 grams of oatmeal. She also buys 1 kg of rice. How many grams does she carry home? (Hint: Convert the kg to g, then add.)

• 201 g

• 1.2 g

• 1,200 g

• 12 g

Sylvia wants to know the depth of the water below her dock. She uses a piece of string with a weight on the bottom. Then she measures the wet section with a meter stick. She determines it is about 14 m deep. How many centimeters deep is it?

• 14 cm

• 140 cm

• 1,400 cm

• 14,000 cm

Theo is going on an overnight hike. He will need to bring all his food and the equipment to cook it. In his pack, he will carry 900 grams of food and 4 kilograms of cooking equipment. How many grams does he carry?

• 49 g

• 4,900 g

• 490 g

• 4.9 g