WorksheetsConversions Quiz
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
The olympic record for a women's discus throw is 69.89 m. What is this distance in kilometers? Record your answer to the correct number of sig. figs. Show your work using the picket fence method.
1 km = 1000 m
0.06989 km
7.0 x 10-2 km
0.0006899 km
69890 km
The Olympic record for the high jump is just over 2.6 yards. What is that distance in inches? Record your answer to the correct number of sig. figs. Show your work using the picket fence method.
1yd = 3 ft
1 ft = 12 in
10.4 in
7.8 ft
94 in
0.072 in
How many minutes are in 15.0 years? (remember sig. figs) You must show your work using the picket fence method.
1 hr = 60 min
1 min = 60 sec
1 day = 24 hr
1 yr = 365 days
4.73 x108 sec
7.88 x 106 min
525,600 min
31,536,000 min
The human esophagus is about 250. mm long. How long is that in inches? Record your answer to the correct number of significant figures. You must show your work using the picket fence method.
1 in = 2.54 cm
1 cm = 10 mm
10.64 in
984 in
9.84 in
6,350 in
What conversion factor would you use to solve this problem?
2.20 lbs = 1 kg
1 kg = 35.3 oz
0.002 lbs = 1 g
1 kg = 1000 g
