Name: _________________________
Homework: The Metric System
Date: _________________
Block: _________
Part I- Answer the following questions:
1) When changing from smaller to larger units, the number of units
will___________?
2) When changing from larger to smaller units, the number of units
will________?
3) What is the best metric unit to measure how much something
weighs?
________________
4) What is the best metric unit to measure a person's height?
________________
5) What is the best metric unit to measure the amount of water in a
bath tub?
____________________
Part II - Apply what you learned to complete these metric
conversions:
1) 7meters (m) = _____ kilometers (km)
2) 85 Liters (L) = ______ kiloliters (kL)
3) 2.3 L = ______ milliliters (mL)
4) 3.2 kilograms (kg) = ______ grams (g)
5) 1750 g = _____ kg
6) 250 centimeters (cm) = ______ m
7) 3 meters = ______ centimeters
8) 40 liters = ______ dekaliters
Name: _________________________
Homework: The Metric System
9) 600 milligrams = _______ grams
Date: _________________
Block: _________
10) 5 kilometers = __________ hectometers
11) 70 centimeters = _________ meters
12) 900 deciliters= _______ dekaliters
13) John's pet python measured 600 centimeters long. How many
meters long was the snake?
14) Faith weighed 5 kilograms at birth. How many grams did she
weigh?
15) Jessica drank 4 liters of tea today. How many deciliters did she
drink?