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Metric Conversions

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the largest unit.

a)

kilogram

b)

centigram

c)

decigram

d)

decagram

2.

Select the largest unit.

a)

milliliter

b)

centiliter

c)

deciliter

d)

decaliter

3.

Select the smallest unit.

a)

milliliter

b)

centiliter

c)

hectoliter

d)

liter

4.

Which of the following options is the base unit?

a)

kilometer

b)

centimeter

c)

meter

d)

millimeter

5.

15 m = _____ mm

a)

15,000

b)

1,500

c)

0.015

d)

150

6.

762 cL = _____ L

a)

7.62

b)

0.762

c)

76.2

d)

7,620

7.

3.85 hg = _____ cg

a)

38,500

b)

3,850

c)

38.5

d)

0.000385

8.

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

a)

multiply

b)

divide

9.

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

a)

multiply

b)

divide

10.
Convert from meters to cm:  9 meters
a)
900 cm
b)
90 cm
c)
0.9 cm
d)
0.09 cm
11.
Convert 17 m to cm:
a)
0.17 cm
b)
0.017 cm
c)
1,700 cm
d)
170 cm
12.
Convert 300 meters to centimeters:
a)
3000 cm
b)
0.3 cm
c)
30,000 cm
d)
3 cn
13.
Convert 300 cm to m:
a)
3 m
b)
30 m
c)
0.3 m
d)
0.03 m
14.

7,000 g = ____ kg

a)

70

b)

700

c)

7

d)

0.07

15.
Is 4,000 mg greater than, less than, or equal to 4 g?
a)
greater than
b)
less than
c)
equal to
16.
Is 55,000 mg greater than, less than, or equal to 5 kg?
a)
greater than
b)
equal to
c)
less than
17.

Which of the following is a metric unit for mass?

a)

meter

b)

gram

c)

liter

d)

kilometer

18.
Which one is not in the metric system?
a)
Kilometer
b)
Yard
c)
Centimeter
d)
Meter
19.

What is the measurement of 5.42 km expressed in meters?

a)

54.2 m

b)

0.00542 m

c)

5420 m

d)

0.0542 m

20.
You know 1000 mg = 1 g.  Convert 2.5 grams into milligrams.
a)
25 mg
b)
25,000 mg
c)
250 mg
d)
2500 mg
21.

Which of the following options is the base unit?

a)

kilometer

b)

centimeter

c)

meter

d)

millimeter

22.
285 kg = ____ g
a)
285,000
b)
285
c)
2,850
d)
28,500
23.
.79 Km = ______m
a)
79
b)
790
c)
0.79
d)
7,900
24.

6 kg = _____ g

a)

6

b)

6000

c)

600

d)

.006

25.
Is 55,000 mg greater than, less than, or equal to 5 kg?
a)
greater than
b)
equal to
c)
less than