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Physical quantities and measurements 1

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many kilometers in 3,546 meters?

a)

3,546 km

b)

3 km 546 m

c)

35 km 56 m

d)

354 km 5 m

2.

How many kilometers in 2,500 meters?

a)

25 km

b)

2 km 500 m

c)

250 km

3.

how many meters in 2 kilometers 56 meter?

a)

256 meters

b)

2,056 meters

c)

2,560 meters

4.

how many meters in 55 kilometers and 200 meters?

a)

55,200 meters

b)

55 meters

c)

22 meters

d)

522 meters

5.

how many centimeters in 3 meters?

a)

300 centimeters

b)

30 centimeters

c)

3,000 centimeters

d)

3 centimeters

6.

how many centimeters in 82 meters?

a)

82 centimeters

b)

820 centimeters

c)

8,200 centimeters

d)

8 centimeters

7.

how many meters in 450 centimeters?

a)

4 meters 50 centimeters

b)

450 meters

c)

45 meters

d)

40 meters 50 centimeters

8.

how many meters in 3,800 centimeters?

a)

30 meters

b)

38 meters

c)

3 meters 800 centimeters

d)

3,800 meters

9.

What is the best way to measure a book?

a)

Centimeter

b)

Meter

c)

Kilometer

d)

Mile

10.

What is the best way to measure a walk around the neighborhood or a walk to the store?

a)

Centimeter

b)

Meter

c)

Kilometer

d)

Milimeter

11.

What is the best way to measure a door?

a)

centimeter

b)

meter

c)

kilometer

d)

mile

12.

What is the best way to measure a pencil?

a)

centimeter

b)

meter

c)

kilometer

d)

mile

13.

Gabby's table is 8 meters long. How long is her table is centimeters? (Hint: There is 100 cm in a meter)

a)

8 cm

b)

80 cm

c)

800 cm

d)

8, 000 cm

14.

Sade and her family decided to go on a jog in the neighborhood. They ran 2 KM. How long is this in Meters? (Hint: There are 1,000 m in 1 km)

a)

2

b)

20

c)

200

d)

2,000

15.

Ms. Whitaker is 5 meters tall and Dr. Johnson is 6 meters tall. What is their combined height in centimeters? (Hint: there is 100 cm in 1 m)

a)

1,000 cm

b)

900 cm

c)

500 cm

d)

1,100 cm

16.
Convert from meters to cm:  9 meters
a)
900 cm
b)
90 cm
c)
0.9 cm
d)
0.09 cm
17.
Convert 8 kilometers to meters
a)
800 m
b)
80,000 m
c)
8,000 m
d)
.008 m
18.
What is the length of the screw?
a)
5cm
b)
6cm
c)
5mm
d)
6m
19.
4 cm = ___mm
a)
400
b)
40
c)
4
d)
4,000
20.
What measurement is not part of the metric system?
a)
millimiter
b)
centimeter
c)
meter
d)
inch
21.
What measurement is not part of the customary system?
a)
millimeter
b)
inches
c)
feet
d)
yard
22.

400 cm = _______ m

a)

86

b)

4

c)

9

d)

40

23.
What is the correct order from least to greatest for the metric unit of measurement? 
a)
millimeter - centimeter - meter - kilometer 
b)
kilometer - meter - centimeter - millimeter
c)
centimeter - meter - kilometer - millimeter
d)
centimeter - millimeter - kilometer - meter
24.
Convert 5 cm to mm:
a)
5,000mm
b)
0.5 mm
c)
0.05 mm
d)
50 mm
25.

How many centimeters would be at the ? on the double number line?

a)

2.5 cm

b)

250 cm

c)

1 cm

d)

150 cm

26.

How many centimeters would be at the ? on the double number line?

a)

1/2 cm

b)

500 cm

c)

2 cm

d)

50 cm

27.

What is number should go where the ? is on the unit conversion function table?

a)

175

b)

200

c)

1

d)

150

28.

Which unit is not used in the metric system?

a)

meter

b)

gram

c)

pound

d)

liter

29.

Which unit would be best to measure the length of a pencil?

a)

meters

b)

centimeters

c)

kilometers

d)

decimeters

30.

Which of the following holds approximately 2 mL of water?

a)

a small pail

b)

a medicine dropper

c)

a fish tank

d)

a swimming pool

31.
Convert 300 meters to centimeters:
a)
3000 cm
b)
0.3 cm
c)
30,000 cm
d)
3 cn
32.
What unit would you use to measure the height of an elephant?
a)
millimeter
b)
decimeter
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
33.
What is the correct order from least to greatest for the metric unit of measurement? 
a)
millimeter - centimeter - meter - kilometer 
b)
kilometer - meter - centimeter - millimeter
c)
centimeter - meter - kilometer - millimeter
d)
centimeter - millimeter - kilometer - meter
34.
1000 grams = _____ kilograms
a)
0.0001
b)
1,000,000
c)
10
d)
1
35.
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
36.
There are ___ meters in 25 kilometers (km)
a)
250 m
b)
2500 m
c)
25000 m
d)
.025 m
37.

Convert 1.24 m to cm

a)

124 cm

b)

1,240 cm

c)

0.124 cm

d)

12,400 cm

38.
7,000 g = ____ kg
a)
70
b)
700
c)
7
d)
0.07
39.
 68 cm = ___________ mm
a)
0.68
b)
6.8
c)
68
d)
680
40.

Complete the following conversion.

12,000 g= ______kg

a)

120

b)

12

c)

1

d)

21

41.

5,000 meters = ________ kilometers

a)

5

b)

50

c)

500