Name: __________________________ Period: ___ Date: ____ Integrated Science 8 Honors
Complete the following table:
Metric unit of Name Abbreviation
Length
Volume
Mass
Circle the units that by convention should be used for each measurement. There may be more than one answer for each term.
1.
Volume of a Solid: mL m 3 cm 3
2.
Volume of a liquid: mL mg cm
3.
Density of a material: g
4.
Temperature: mL K
5.
Mass: kg K o g/cm 3
C kg cm 3 mg
3
m
kg/m 3
L
L
6.
Time:
7.
Length: kg
K
K s km m mm cm
Fill in the boxes in the stair step diagram with the appropriate prefix and value relative to the
base unit.
Write the correct abbreviation for each metric unit.
Meter __________ Liter ________
Millimeter ________
Kilogram ___________
Centimeter ________
Gram ________
Milligram
Milliliter ___________Kilometer __________

Name: __________________________ Period: ___ Date: ____ Integrated Science 8 Honors
Try these conversions, using the ladder method.
1000 mg = ________ g 1 L = _________ mL 160 cm = ________ mm
14 km = ________ m
2000 mg = ________ g
109 g = ________ kg
5 L = _______ mL
250 m = ________ km
16 cm = _________ mm
Try these conversions, using the ladder method.
104 km = _________ m 198 g = _________ kg 2,500 m = _________ km
480 cm = _________ m
5.6 kg = _________ g
8 mm = _________ cm
Compare using <, >, or =
75 mL = _________ L
50 cm = _________ m
5.6 m = _________ cm
56 cm _____ 6 m
63 cm ____ 6 m
7 g ____ 698 mg
5 g ____ 508 mg
536 cm ____ 53.6 dm 43 mg ____ 5 g
Convert the following to the proper number of meters.
65 g = _________ mg
6.3 cm = _________ mm
120 mg = _________ g
25 kL _____ 25,000 L
1,500 mL ____ 1.5 L
3.6 m ____ 36 cm
200 cm = ____________
50 cm = ____________
3 km = ____________ 1,000 mm = ____________
33 mm = ____________ 174 km = ____________
Convert the following to milligrams.
10 g = ____________ 12 kg = ____________ 134 cg = ____________
Convert the following to kiloliters.
35 L = ____________ 1200 mL = ____________ 96 L = ____________
One Last One:
There are exactly 2.5 cm in 1 inch. How many centimeters are in the measurement of 1 yard?