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Prefixes & Unit Conversion - 9th 2018-2019

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the symbol for the prefix nano-

a)

n

b)

N

c)

μ

d)

no

2.

What is the symbol for the prefix micro-

a)

n

b)

M

c)

μ

d)

m

3.

What is the symbol for the prefix milli-

a)

n

b)

m

c)

μ

d)

M

4.

What is the symbol for the prefix centi-

a)

c

b)

cm

c)

cn

d)

ct

5.

What is the symbol for the prefix deci-

a)

d

b)

dm

c)

de

d)

D

6.

da (or sometimes dk) are symbols for the prefix...

a)

deci

b)

deca/deka

c)

density

d)

duration

7.

What is the symbol for the prefix hecto-

a)

h

b)

hcto

c)

H

d)

hec

8.

What is the symbol for the prefix kilo-

a)

k

b)

K

c)

kil

d)

kls

9.

What is the symbol for the prefix mega-

a)

M

b)

m

c)

μ

d)

mg

10.

What is the symbol for the prefix giga-

a)

g

b)

G

c)

ga

d)

gi

11.

The multiplying factor for nano- is...

a)

0.000000001

b)

0.000001

c)

0.001

d)

0.01

12.

The multiplying factor for micro- is...

a)

0.000000001

b)

0.000001

c)

0.001

d)

0.01

13.

The multiplying factor for milli- is...

a)

0.000000001

b)

0.000001

c)

0.001

d)

0.01

14.

The multiplying factor for centi- is...

a)

0.000000001

b)

0.000001

c)

0.001

d)

0.01

15.

The multiplying factor for deci- is...

a)

0.001

b)

0.01

c)

0.1

d)

1

16.

The multiplying factor for deca-/deka- is...

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10,000

17.

The multiplying factor for hecto- is...

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10,000

18.

The multiplying factor for kilo- is...

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10,000

19.

The multiplying factor for mega- is...

a)

100

b)

1,000

c)

1,000,000

d)

1,000,000,000

20.

The multiplying factor for giga- is...

a)

100

b)

1,000

c)

1,000,000

d)

1,000,000,000

21.

50 g = _____ mg? (Remember: a decimal point (.) is for a small number, a comma (,) is for a big number!)

a)

5,000 mg

b)

50,000 mg

c)

50.0 mg

d)

500 mg

22.

34 m = _____ cm? (Remember: a decimal point (.) is for a small number, a comma (,) is for a big number!)

a)

3,400 cm

b)

340 cm

c)

34 cm

d)

0.34 cm

23.

2 L = _____ mL? (Remember: a decimal point (.) is for a small number, a comma (,) is for a big number!)

a)

2 mL

b)

20 mL

c)

200 mL

d)

2,000 mL

24.

123 mm = ____ cm? (Remember: a decimal point (.) is for a small number, a comma (,) is for a big number!)

a)

1.23 cm

b)

12.3 cm

c)

123 cm

d)

1,230 cm

25.

5 hg = ____ dg? (Remember: a decimal point (.) is for a small number, a comma (,) is for a big number!)

a)

0.05 dg

b)

0.5 dg

c)

500 dg

d)

5,000 dg