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Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ________________ Period: ______
Metric System Conversions
Answer the questions below based on your knowledge of the metric system.
1) What do the following prefixes mean?
a. Kilo: ____________________________________________
b. Cent: ____________________________________________
c. Milli: ____________________________________________
2) Which unit you would use to measure the following objects?
a. Distance from LA to Chicago?
km
kg
mm
m
dm
b. Weight of a medicine pill?
kg
hg
mm
cm
mg
c. Weight of a semi truck?
g
kl
kg
mg
hm
d. Height of a person?
hl
m
dg
l
mm
e. Amount of water in a swimming pool?
dl
kg
kl
dam
cl
f. Length of an eyelash?
dam
mm
cg
kl
dm
3) Using centimeters, measure the length, width, and height of the box to the nearest 10th. Round your final
answer to the nearest 10th.
H: ____________
L: ______________
W: _____________
Total Volume = L x W x H
Total Volume = _______________________
4) How many:
a. Centimeters are in 1 meter? __________________________
b. Meters are in a 1 decimeter? __________________________
c. Millimeters are in 1 meter? __________________________
d. Centiliters are in 1 liter? _____________________________
e. Grams are in 1 kilogram? ____________________________
f. Hectometers are in 1 kilometer? ___________________________
5) Convert the given number to the unknown number.
a. 1 km = ______________________________ m
b. 56 cm = _____________________________ mm
c. 3.4 kg = _____________________________ mg
d. 76893 ml = __________________________ l
e. 0.786 g = ____________________________ mg
f. 4985.89 cl = __________________________ kl
6) Circle the two numbers in each series that are exactly the same.
Series A:
5L
500 cl
.05 kl
Series B:
87 mg
0.87 g
0.000087 kg
Series C:
1.68 km
168000 cm
16800 mm
7) In each series, circle the largest number. Hint: Change each number to the same unit.
Series A:
3m
325cm
.275km
3176mm
Series B:
1.5km
150cm
15m
150000mm
Series C
34g
2500mg
34kg
0.024g
Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Period: _____
English to Metric Worksheet
Directions: Because the United States uses the English system of measurement and most of the world uses the
Metric System, you will need to be able to convert numbers back and forth between the two systems. Follow the
examples below and be sure to show all your work and round to the nearest 10th.
1 Step Problems
Example: Terry is 165 cm tall, how many inches tall is Terry? (1 in = 2.54cm)
1) If Jason runs a 5km race, how many miles did he run? (1mile = 1.6km)
2) Maria weighs 140 pounds. How many kilograms does Maria weigh? (1kg = 2.2 lbs)
3) If a car has a 12 gallon fuel tank, how many liters of gasoline will it hold? (1 gallon = 3.79 liters)
2 Step problems
Example: Terry is 165 cm tall, how many feet tall is Terry?
Hints: 1 inch = 2.54 cm
12 inches = 1 ft
4) San Diego is about 192 kilometers from Los Angeles. How many feet is this?
Hints: 1 mile = 1.6km
5280 feet = 1 mile
5) How many grams does a ¼ pound (0.25 lbs) hamburger weigh? (1kg = 2.2 pounds)
6) A football field is 100 yards in length. How many kilometers long is a football field?
(1 meter = 1.09 yards)