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Metric Conversion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Convert from meters to cm:  9 meters
a)
900 cm
b)
90 cm
c)
0.9 cm
d)
0.09 cm
2.
Convert 17 m to cm:
a)
0.17 cm
b)
0.017 cm
c)
1,700 cm
d)
170 cm
3.
Convert 300 meters to centimeters:
a)
3000 cm
b)
0.3 cm
c)
30,000 cm
d)
3 cn
4.
Convert 8 kilometers to meters
a)
800 m
b)
80,000 m
c)
8,000 m
d)
.008 m
5.
Is 20 g greater than, less than, or equal to 2 kg?
a)
greater than
b)
less than
c)
equal to
6.
The base unit to measure mass is called...
a)
liters
b)
meters
c)
grams
7.
490,000 g =____ kg
a)
490
b)
49
c)
4,900
d)
0.49
8.
What is the volume of water in this graduated cylinder?
a)
47 mL
b)
50 mL
c)
45 mL
d)
45.4 mL
9.
There are ___ millimeters in 7.3 centimeters
a)
730
b)
.73
c)
73
d)
.073
10.
750 g is ____________  .75 kg?
a)
greater than
b)
less than
c)
equal to
d)
not the same as
11.
If you are converting from dm to hm, how many places and in what direction do you have to move the decimal?
a)
3 right
b)
3 left
c)
2 right
d)
2 left
12.

What is 4.2 km in metres?

a)

420

b)

4200

c)

42

d)

0.42

13.
648 g = ____ mg
a)
6,480
b)
64,800
c)
648,000
d)
64.8
14.
240 cm = ___________ m
a)
2400
b)
24
c)
2.4
d)
0.24
15.
3 km = ___________ mm
a)
30
b)
300
c)
3,000
d)
3,000,000
16.
32.9 km = ___________ cm
a)
32,900
b)
329,000
c)
3,290,000
d)
32,900,000
17.

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

18.
Which unit is a a measure of volume?
a)
meters
b)
grams
c)
inches
d)
liters
19.
When going from a smaller unit to a larger unit ...
a)
There must of been protein involved
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Times 10
20.
When going from a larger unit to a smaller unit ...
a)
Someone was eating healthy
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Times 10