WorksheetsMetric Conversions
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following options is the base unit?
a)
kilometer
b)
centimeter
c)
meter
d)
millimeter
2.
Which prefix means 1,000?
a)
kilo
b)
centi
c)
milli-
d)
giga-
3.
Which unit is the smallest?
a)
km
b)
mm
c)
m
d)
cm
4.
Which prefix means 0.01?
a)
kilo
b)
centi
c)
milli-
d)
hecto-
5.
Which prefix means 0.001?
a)
kilo
b)
centi
c)
milli-
d)
hecto-
6.
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
7.
Which of the following base units measures volume?
a)
gram
b)
liter
c)
meter
8.
What is the basic unit of mass in the metric system?
a)
Liter
b)
Meter
c)
Gram
d)
Kilometer
9.
What did I measure if I record that something was 56 mL?
a)
Volume
b)
Mass
c)
Time
d)
Distance
10.
What did I measure if I record that something was 36 cm?
a)
Volume
b)
Mass
c)
Time
d)
Distance
11.
Convert 300 meters to centimeters:
a)
3000 cm
b)
0.3 cm
c)
30,000 cm
d)
3 cn
12.
490,000 g =____ kg
a)
490
b)
49
c)
4,900
d)
0.49
13.
648 g = ____ mg
a)
6,480
b)
64,800
c)
648,000
d)
64.8
14.
1 L = _______ mL
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1000
15.
Convert 17 m to cm:
a)
0.17 cm
b)
0.017 cm
c)
1,700 cm
d)
170 cm
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