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METRIC CONVERSIONS

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using the conversion chart, as the units move to the left, the decimal place moves to the ____________.

a)

Right

b)

Sometimes to the right, sometimes to the left

c)

Left

d)

The decimal place doesn't change between units

2.
To convert a smaller unit to a larger unit you...
a)
multiply
b)
add
c)
divide
d)
subtract
3.
When converting from a larger unit to a smaller unit, you...
a)
multiply
b)
divide
c)
add
d)
subtract
4.

When you are going from smaller units to larger units, you ______ by the power of ten.

a)

multiply

b)

divide

5.

When you are going from larger units to smaller units, you ______ by the power of ten.

a)

multiply

b)

divide

6.

What is the basic unit of mass in the metric system?

a)

Liter

b)

Meter

c)

Gram

d)

Kilometer

7.

What is the base unit for volume?

a)

meters

b)

liters

c)

grams

8.

What is the base unit for distance?

a)

meters

b)

liters

c)

grams

9.

Which of these is the largest mass?

a)

5 kg

b)

800 g

c)

15,000mg

10.

Which of these measurements would be the closest to the thickness of a dime?

a)

1 kilometer

b)

1 millimeter

c)

1 meter

11.

Which of these would be closest to the mass of a paperclip?

a)

kilogram

b)

dekagram

c)

gram

12.

Which of these would be the most appropriate measurement for a large bottle of soda?

a)

2 meters

b)

2 kilograms

c)

2 liters

13.

Select the largest unit.

a)

kilogram

b)

centigram

c)

decigram

d)

decagram

14.

Select the smallest unit.

a)

milliliter

b)

centiliter

c)

hectoliter

d)

liter

15.

Select the smallest unit.

a)

decimeter

b)

meter

c)

hectometer

d)

kilometer

16.

15 m = _____ mm

a)

15,000

b)

1,500

c)

0.015

d)

150

17.

762 cL = _____ L

a)

7.62

b)

0.762

c)

76.2

d)

7,620

18.

3.85 hg = _____ cg

a)

38,500

b)

3,850

c)

38.5

d)

0.000385

19.
240 cm = ___________ m
a)
2400
b)
24
c)
2.4
d)
0.24
20.
15.6 L = ___________ mL
a)
15,600
b)
156,000
c)
1,560,000
d)
15,600,000
21.
2804 mg = ___________ g
a)
0.2804
b)
2.804
c)
28.04
d)
280.4
22.
0.932 g = ___________ mg
a)
9.32
b)
93.2
c)
932
d)
9,320
23.
3 km = ___________ mm
a)
30
b)
300
c)
3,000
d)
3,000,000
24.
 56 L = ___________ mL
a)
560
b)
5,600
c)
56,000
d)
560,000
25.
32.9 km = ___________ cm
a)
32,900
b)
329,000
c)
3,290,000
d)
32,900,000
26.
Is 4,000 mg greater than, less than, or equal to 4 g?
a)
greater than
b)
less than
c)
equal to
27.
Is 11 g greater than, less than, or equal to 1,100 mg?
a)
greater than
b)
less than
c)
equal to
28.
40 cm = ______ mm
( 1 cm = 10 mm)
a)
4000
b)
40
c)
400
d)
None of the Above
29.
18,000 g ____ 10 kg
(1 kg is 1000 g)
a)
<
b)
=
c)
>
30.
1000 grams = _____ kilograms
a)
0.0001
b)
1,000,000
c)
10
d)
1
31.
1 L = _______ mL
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1000
32.
1000 grams = _____ kilograms
a)
0.0001
b)
1,000,000
c)
10
d)
1
33.

Which is the largest unit measure listed

a)

Milligram

b)

Kilogram

c)

Hectogram

d)

Centigram

34.
2000 mg = ________ g
a)
2,000,000 
b)
c)
20 
d)
200,000 
35.
5 L = ___________ mL
a)
5000
b)
0.005
c)
50
d)
0.5
36.
16 cm= _________ mm
a)
0.16
b)
1.6
c)
160 
d)
1600
37.
75 mL = _________ L
a)
0.75
b)
0.075
c)
7.5
d)
750
38.
285 kg = ____ g
a)
285,000
b)
285
c)
2,850
d)
28,500
39.
1 L = _______ mL
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1000
40.
Ed fills his sports bottle with 1 liter of water. After his bike ride, he drinks 200 milliliters of the water. How much water is left in Ed's sports bottle?
(1 liter = 1000 ml)
a)
800 mm
b)
8000 ml
c)
80 ml
d)
800 ml