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Metric Conversion Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is recommended to drink 1,900 mL of water per day.

How many liters would this be?

a)

1.09 L

b)

1.990 L

c)

2 L

d)

1.9 L

2.

16 meters = ? centimeters

a)

1,600 cm

b)

160 cm

c)

16

d)

1.6 cm

3.

The length of an ear of corn is 190 millimeters.

How many centimeters is this?

a)

15

b)

19

c)

24

d)

1.9

4.

0.1 L = ____________ cL

a)

1000 cL

b)

100 cL

c)

10 cL

d)

0.01 cL

5.

7 mL = ______________ L

a)

0.7 cL

b)

0.007 L

c)

0.0007 L

d)

7000 L

6.
What is the basic metric unit for mass?
a)
Gram
b)
Meter
c)
Liter
d)
Volume
7.
What is the basic metric unit of volume?
a)
Volume
b)
Liter
c)
Grams
d)
Meter
8.
What is the basic metric unit for time?
a)
Second
b)
Liter
c)
Meter
d)
Time
9.
What does the prefix centi- mean?
a)
1000x smaller than basic unit
b)
1x smaller than basic unit
c)
100x smaller than basic unit
d)
1000x smaller than basic unit
10.
What does the prefix deci- mean?
a)
100x larger than basic unit
b)
10x larger than basic unit
c)
10x smaller than basic unit
d)
100x smaller than basic unit
11.
What does the prefix milli- mean?
a)
10x smaller than basic unit
b)
100x smaller than basic unit
c)
1,000x smaller than basic unit
d)
10,000x smaller than basic unit
12.
What does the prefix kilo- mean?
a)
1x larger than base unit
b)
10x larger than base unit
c)
100x larger than base unit
d)
1000x larger than base unit
13.
How many centimeters is in one meter?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1,000
14.
How many centiliters is in one liter?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1,000
15.
How many milligrams is in one gram?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1,000
16.
How many millimeters is in one meter?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1,000
17.
How many decimeters is in one meter?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1,000
18.

7,000 g = ____ kg

a)

70

b)

700

c)

7

d)

0.07

19.
490,000 g =____ kg
a)
490
b)
49
c)
4,900
d)
0.49
20.
648 g = ____ mg
a)
6,480
b)
64,800
c)
648,000
d)
64.8
21.
285 kg = ____ g
a)
285,000
b)
285
c)
2,850
d)
28,500
22.
8 cm = ______ mm
a)
800
b)
80
c)
8
d)
65
23.
15.6 L = ___________ mL
a)
15,600
b)
156,000
c)
1,560,000
d)
15,600,000
24.
1000 m = ___________ km
a)
100
b)
10
c)
1
d)
0.1
25.
240 cm = ___________ m
a)
2400
b)
24
c)
2.4
d)
0.24
26.
0.57 mL = ___________ L
a)
5.7
b)
0.057
c)
0.0057
d)
0.00057
27.
0.932 g = ___________ mg
a)
9.32
b)
93.2
c)
932
d)
9,320
28.
What would you use to measure the liquid in a coffee cup?
a)
liter
b)
mililiter
c)
gallon
29.
gram and kilogram measures
a)
capacity
b)
length
c)
time
d)
mass
30.
What is the abbreviation for milliliters?
a)
ML
b)
Ml
c)
mL
d)
ml
31.
What is the appropriate unit of measurement for the amount of water in a lake?
a)
L
b)
mL
c)
cm
d)
m
32.
What is the appropriate unit of measurement for the height of an apple?
a)
L
b)
cm
c)
m
d)
mm
33.
I would measure this bus in
a)
centimeters
b)
milimeters
c)
kilometers
d)
meters
34.
What does the volume of liquid measure in this cylinder?
a)
15 liters
b)
10 meters
c)
15 mililiters
d)
25 mililiters
35.
Which is most likely the length of a student’s textbook?
a)
30 centimeters
b)
30 millimeters
c)
30 hectometers
d)
30 meters
36.
When measuring the length of a paperclip, you would use what SI units?
a)
kilometers
b)
meters
c)
millimeters
d)
grams
37.
How many millimeters are in a centimeter?
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1000
d)
0.001
38.
What would be the best units to use to measure the mass of an automobile?
a)
grams
b)
kilograms
c)
milligrams
d)
centigrams
39.

What is the correct order from smallest to largest?

a)

milliliter, liter, kiloliter

b)

liter, milliliter, kiloliter

c)

kiloliter, milliliter, liter

d)

liter, kiloliter, milliliter

40.

Which metric prefix means 0.01?

a)

centi-

b)

deci-

c)

hecto-

d)

milli-

41.

Which volume is the smallest?

a)

5 centiliters

b)

5 liters

c)

5 deciliters

d)

5 milliliters

42.

Which prefix or base unit has a value of 1?

a)

kilo-

b)

deci-

c)

milli-

d)

gram

43.

Which prefix or base unit has a value of 1/100 or 0.01 ?

a)

kilo-

b)

deka-

c)

centi-

d)

deci-

44.

Which prefix or base unit has a value of 1000?

a)

deka-

b)

kilo-

c)

hecto-

d)

milli-

45.

Which prefix or base unit has a value of 1/1000 or 0.001 ?

a)

milli-

b)

deka-

c)

centi-

d)

deci-

46.

The metric base units meter, liter, and gram ...

a)

all have the same value of 1

b)

all have the same value of 10

c)

have different values

d)

do not have any value

47.

The metric prefix "centi-" has a value of:

a)

1

b)

100

c)

1/100

d)

1/1000

48.

The metric prefix of "milli-" has a value of:

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1/1000

d)

1/10