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Units and Unit Conversions
Directions: Solve each of the following examples to the best of your ability. SHOW
YOUR WORK!
1. How many centimeters are in a meter?
2. What fraction of a kilometer is a meter?
3. How many millimeters are equivalent to 3.5 centimeters?
4. If a micron (also called a micrometer, symbolized m) is equal to 1 * 10-6 m, how
many microns are required to create 0.025 m?
5. How many centimeters are equivalent to 1.5 feet?
6. Usain Bolt holds the World Record for the 200 m dash. Please express this distance
in units of:
a. Centimeters;
b. Feet;
c. Inches;
d. Miles.
7. Please express an area of 1 square meter (1 m2) in units of:
a) cm2
b) ft2
c) in2
8. How many feet are in a kilometer?
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9. If I drive 40 miles to work in the morning (crazy, but true!) how many kilometers
have I driven?
10. If you have a 12 inch ruler, how many millimeters can you measure (round to the
nearest millimeter).
11. At the Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays, the left-field line is located 328
feet from home plate. How far away is home plate in
a) meters?
b) kilometers?
c) inches?
12. The speed limit on Rte. 3 is 60 miles per hour. Please express this speed in units of:
a. Kilometers per hour;
b. Meters per second;
c. Feet per second.
13. The speed of light is approximately 300,000,000 meters per second. (3 *108 m/s).
Please express this speed in units of:
a. Miles per hour;
b. Miles per second.
Physics
Units and Unit Conversions
Bradshaw 08-09