Unit Conversion and Measurement Problems

This video tutorial covers the conversion of metric units from larger to smaller units, such as kilograms to grams and meters to centimeters. It explains the importance of understanding these conversions in real-life scenarios and provides detailed examples and calculations to illustrate the process. The video also clarifies the definitions of various metric units, including mass, distance, and capacity, and demonstrates how to perform conversions using multiplication by powers of ten.

Which of the following is a unit of capacity?

• Kilogram

• Meter

• Liter

• Gram

How many grams are there in one kilogram?

• 10000

• 1000

• 10

• 100

What is the equivalent of 1 kilometer in meters?

• 1000 meters

• 10 meters

• 100 meters

• 10000 meters

If you have 12 kilograms, how many grams do you have?

• 1200 grams

• 120 grams

• 12000 grams

• 120000 grams

Convert 3.6 meters to centimeters.

• 3600 cm

• 3.6 cm

• 360 cm

• 36 cm

How many milliliters are in 0.53 liters?

• 5.3 ml

• 530 ml

• 53 ml

• 5300 ml

What is the conversion factor from liters to milliliters?

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 10000

If you have 2.54 centimeters, how many millimeters do you have?

• 25.4 mm

• 0.254 mm

• 2.54 mm

• 254 mm

What is the conversion factor from centimeters to millimeters?

• 1000

• 1

• 100

• 10

Which of the following conversions is correct?

• 1 meter = 10 centimeters

• 1 kilogram = 100 grams

• 1 kilometer = 1000 meters

• 1 liter = 100 milliliters