Converting to Metric Units

24,000 grams = _____ kilograms

• 24

• 240

• 2,400

• 240,000

36 meters = _____ centimeters (enter a NUMBER ONLY for the answer)

500 centimeters = ____ meters (enter a NUMBER ONLY for the answer)

Donovan Bailey and Maurice Greene tie for the world record for the fastest 50 meter sprint. How many centimeters is this?

• 500 centimeters

• 5,000 centimeters

• 50,000 centimeters

• 500,000 centimeters

A common size for sodas to be sold in is 2 liters. How many deciliters is this?

• 20 deciliters

• 200 deciliters

• 2,000 deciliters

• less than 1 liter

A child needs to take 10 milliliters of medicine for an ear infection. How many centiliters is this?

• 1 centiliter

• 100 centiliters

• 1,000 centiliters

• less than 1 centiliter

The American Heart Association recommends you should not eat more than about 2,000 milligrams of sodium (salt) a day. How many grams is this?

• 2 grams

• 20 grams

• 200 grams

• 20,000 grams

An adult giraffe weighs about 800 kilograms. Which of these measurements is equivalent to 800 kilograms?

• 80 grams

• 8,000 grams

• 80,000 grams

• 800,000 grams

1 kg = __ g

• 1,000

• 100

• 10

600 cm = ___ m

• 6,000

• 60

• 6