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Metric Conversions with Dimensional Analysis

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Convert 300 meters to centimeters:
a)
3000 cm
b)
0.3 cm
c)
30,000 cm
d)
3 cn
2.
Convert 4.80 cm to mm. 
a)
4.80 mm
b)
48 mm
c)
480 mm
d)
4800 mm
3.
The prefix "milli" means:
a)
1000
b)
1/1000
c)
1,000,000
d)
1/1,000,000
4.
What does the term kilo mean?
a)
100
b)
10
c)
.001
d)
1000
5.
m stands for....
a)
millimeter
b)
meter
c)
centimeter
d)
Liter
6.
The metric unit of measurement for length  is:
a)
gram
b)
liter 
c)
meter
7.
648 g = ____ mg
a)
6,480
b)
64,800
c)
648,000
d)
64.8
8.

Which of the following options is the base unit?

a)

kilometer

b)

centimeter

c)

meter

d)

millimeter

9.

85 am = ______ m

a)

8.5 x 10^-17 m

b)

8.5 x 10^17 m

c)

85,000 m

d)

0.000085 m

10.

7.5 x 10^35 mg = ______ g

a)

7.5 x 10^32 g

b)

7.5 x 10^35 g

c)

7,500,000 g

d)

7.5 x 10^-24 g

11.

8 YL = _____ EL

a)

8,000,000 EL

b)

.00000008 EL

c)

8,000 EL

d)

80,000 EL

12.

25 Mg = ______ Tg

a)

0.000025 Tg

b)

0.00025 Tg

c)

25,000 Tg

d)

25,000,000 Tg

13.

4.37 x 10^5 kg = ______ ng

a)

4.37 x 10^17 ng

b)

4.37 x 10^8 ng

c)

4.37 x 10^-17 ng

d)

4.37 x 10^-9 ng

14.

73 m = _____ cm

a)

7,300 cm

b)

730 cm

c)

0.0073 cm

d)

7.3 cm

15.

6.2 x 10^-19 kL = ______ mL

a)

6.2 x 10^-13 mL

b)

6.2 x 10^-17 mL

c)

6.2 x 10^13 mL

d)

6.2 x 10^-3 mL

16.

21,000 kL = _____ TL

a)

2.1 x 10^-5 TL

b)

2.1 x 10^-8 TL

c)

2.1 x 10^5 TL

d)

2.1 x 10^15 TL

17.

7.01 x 10^10 hm = _______ Gm

a)

7,010 Gm

b)

0.007010 Gm

c)

7.010 x 10^6 Gm

d)

70,100 Gm

18.

3800 nm = ______ micrometers

a)

3.8 micrometers

b)

38 micrometers

c)

0.038 micrometers

d)

380 micrometers

19.

1010 mg = _____ cg

a)

101 cg

b)

10100 cg

c)

.00101 cg

d)

0.0000101 cg

20.

1211 pL = ______ PL

a)

1.211 x 10^-24 PL

b)

1.211 x 10^-27 PL

c)

1.211 x 10^24 PL

d)

1.211 x 10^-28 PL

21.

The SI unit for measuring length is the __________.

a)

meter

b)

kilogram

c)

liter

d)

Newton

e)

second

22.

The SI unit for mass is the ___________.

a)

meter

b)

kilogram

c)

liter

d)

second

e)

Newton

23.

The SI unit for volume is the __________.

a)

meter

b)

kilogram

c)

liter

d)

second

e)

Newton

24.

The SI unit for time is the __________.

a)

meter

b)

kilogram

c)

liter

d)

second

e)

Newton

25.

What is physics?

a)

The answer to the questions of life, the universe and everything

b)

The study of matter

c)

The study of matter and energy and their relationships

d)

The study of inheritance

26.
Which statement uses SI unit prefixes correctly?
a)
100 cm = 10 km
b)
2.5 kg = 2500 cg
c)
1000 mL = 1 dL
d)
150 cm = 1.5 m
27.

What prefix is represented by the following symbol: m

a)

hecto

b)

kilo

c)

milli

d)

mega

28.
What would be the best units to use to measure the mass of an automobile?
a)
grams
b)
kilograms
c)
milligrams
d)
centigrams