Free Printable Metric System & Conversions

1.

7,000 g = ____ kg

a)

70

b)

700

c)

7

d)

0.07

2.

648 g = ____ mg

a)

6,480

b)

64,800

c)

648,000

d)

64.8

3.

240 cm = ___________ m

a)

2400

b)

24

c)

2.4

d)

0.24

4.

3 km = ___________ mm

a)

30

b)

300

c)

3,000

d)

3,000,000

5.

68 cm = ___________ mm

a)

0.68

b)

6.8

c)

68

d)

680

6.

32.9 km = ___________ cm

a)

32,900

b)

329,000

c)

3,290,000

d)

32,900,000

7.

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

8.

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

a)

Liter

b)

Meter

c)

Gram

d)

Kilometer

9.

Which unit is a a measure of volume?

a)

meters

b)

grams

c)

inches

d)

liters

10.

Which unit is the smallest?

a)

km

b)

mm

c)

m

d)

cm

11.

9 meters = ___________cm

a)

900 cm

b)

90 cm

c)

0.9 cm

d)

0.09 cm

12.

8 kilometers equals how many meters?

a)

800 m

b)

80,000 m

c)

8,000 m

d)

0.008 m

13.

Convert 5 cm to mm:

a)

5,000mm

b)

0.5 mm

c)

0.05 mm

d)

50 mm

14.

Convert 17 m to cm:

a)

0.17 cm

b)

0.017 cm

c)

1,700 cm

d)

170 cm

15.

Convert 300 cm to m:

a)

3 m

b)

30 m

c)

0.3 m

d)

0.03 m

16.

Convert 300 meters to centimeters:

a)

3000 cm

b)

0.3 cm

c)

30,000 cm

d)

3 cm

17.

1000 grams = _____ kilograms

a)

0.0001

b)

1,000,000

c)

10

d)

1

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.

5,000 mg = ____ g

a)

50

b)

5

c)

500

d)

5,000

21.

42 L = ___mL

a)

4,200

b)

0.0042

c)

4.20

d)

42,000

22.

648 g = ____ mg

a)

6,480

b)

64,800

c)

648,000

d)

64.8

23.

285 kg = ____ g

a)

285,000

b)

285

c)

2,850

d)

28,500

24.

1 L = _______ mL

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

25.

8 cm = ______ mm

a)

800

b)

80

c)

8

d)

65

26.

1208 mL = _____________ L

a)

120.8 L

b)

0.00128 L

c)

1.208 L

d)

1,2080,000 L

27.

15.6 L = ___________ mL

a)

15,600

b)

156,000

c)

1,560,000

d)

15,600,000

28.

1 g = ______ mg

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

29.

Convert 0.25 m to mm

a)

25

b)

2.5

c)

250

d)

0.025

30.

Convert 4 km to mm

a)

400 mm

b)

0.004 mm

c)

400,000

d)

4,000,000

31.

2 L = ___________ cL

a)

0.2 cL

b)

210 cL

c)

20 cL

d)

200 cL

32.

39 kg measures ________.

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

force

d)

volume

33.

Which lists metric units, in order, from smallest to largest?

a)

milligram, centigram, gram

b)

kilogram, gram, centigram

c)

decagram, hectogram, milligram

d)

kilogram, hectogram, decagram

34.

The correct abbreviation of centimeter is...

a)

cm

b)

Cm

c)

cM

d)

CM

35.

Convert 1.7 g to kg

a)

0.0017g

b)

17g

c)

170g

d)

0.17g

36.

Convert 0.25 m to mm

a)

25mm

b)

2.5mm

c)

250mm

d)

0.025mm

37.

convert 650 m to km

a)

6.5km

b)

0.65km

c)

65km

d)

0.065km

38.

The metric system is based on multiples of:

a)

100

b)

20

c)

10

d)

1

39.

0.25cm = ____ mm

a)

2

b)

2.5

c)

25

d)

2,500

40.

To go from kilograms to grams, move the decimal point to the__

a)

left

b)

right

41.

To go from milliliters to liters, move the decimal point to the__

a)

left

b)

right

42.

275 kL = ___ dL

a)

2,750,000

b)

2.75

c)

27,500

d)

2,750,000,000

43.

The base unit of metric length.

a)

Meter

b)

Liter

c)

Kilogram

d)

milligram

44.

The basic unit of volume is called a_____.

a)

Kilogram

b)

milligram

c)

Liter

d)

volumegram

45.

The base for mass is the

a)

meter

b)

gram

c)

massoliter

d)

liter

46.

How many centimeters are in a meter?

a)

1000

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1

47.

The abbreviation for "kilometer" is __________

a)

km

b)

m

c)

mL

d)

mg

48.

The abbreviation for "milliliter"

a)

mL

b)

kL

c)

mg

d)

km

49.

Which prefix is NOT a small prefix (i.e., makes units smaller)?

a)

hecto

b)

milli

c)

micro

d)

nano

50.

What prefix does the abbreviation d stand for?

a)

denti

b)

deka

c)

decto

d)

deci

51.

What does kilo mean?

a)

thousand

b)

hundred

c)

ten

d)

ten thousand

52.

What is the correct ascending order of the following terms: hecto, centi, deci, base, milli, kilo, deka?

a)

milli, centi, deka, base, deci, hecto, kilo

b)

milli, centi, deci, base, deka, hecto, kilo

c)

kilo, deka, hecto, base, centi, deci, milli

d)

deka, kilo, centi, deci, base, milli, hecto

53.

Evaluate the following expression using <, >, =

1/2 kg 500 g

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

54.

Which is greater?
9,000 milliliters or 10 liters

a)

9,000 mL

b)

10 L

55.

Volume is measured in

a)

Grams

b)

Liters

c)

Meters

d)

Ounces

56.

Length or Distance is measured in:

a)

Grams

b)

Liters

c)

Meters

d)

Miles

57.

What number is the metric system based?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

1

d)

100

Metric System & Conversions

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