Metric Units and Prefixes Name _____________________________________
Period________ Date________________________
1. The basic SI unit for measuring length is the meter. Using metric prefixes from our notes, give the
appropriate unit for measuring the following quantities.
Example: the distance between two cities kilometers
A. the distance between your eyes
B. the diameter of wire used to make a paper clip
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C. the length of a football field
D. the thickness of a piece of paper
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2. The basic SI unit for measuring mass is the kilogram. Using metric prefixes from our notes, give the
appropriate unit for measuring the following quantities.
Example: the mass of a person
A. the mass of an aspirin tablet
B. the mass of the Empire State Building
C. the mass of an apple kilograms
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D. the mass of an automobile ___________________________
3. A non-SI unt frequently used to measure volume is the liter. Using metric prefixes from our notes,
give the appropriate unit for measuring the following quantities.
Example: the volume of an eyedropper milliliters
A. the volume of water in a bathtub ___________________________
B. the volume of a can of soda
C. the volume of a swimming pool
D. the volume of a microwave oven
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Metric Conversions
1.
Convert 83 cm to meters.
2.
Convert 459 L to milliliters.
3.
Express 1123 pg in nanograms.
4.
Express 0.032 m
3
in liters.
5.
Express 2.5 mm in micrometers.
6.
Which is a smaller amount of time, 1351 ps or 1.2 ns? Explain your answer with calculations.
7.
Which is a larger pressure, 232.1 kPa or 125,487 Pa? Explain your answer with calculations.
8.
Which is the smaller mass, 285.0 cg or 23.78 dg? Explain your answer with calculations.
9.
Which is the shorter length, 175.6 mm or 38.4 cm? Explain your answer with calculations.
10.
Convert the following masses into grams . a.
0.7824 mg b.
345, 000 ng c.
0.00378 kg d. 34,981
 g
1) 0.83m 2) 459,000mL 3) 1.123ng 4) 32L 5) 2500
 m 6) 1.2ns 7) 232.1kPa 8) 23.78dg 9) 175.6mm
10a) 7.824x10
-4 g 10b) 3.45x10
-4 g 10c) 3.78g 10d) 0.034981g