Name_____________________________________ Period ______ Date______
Metric Conversions Practice
1. Practice using metric length measurements by performing the following
conversions:
Length of E. coli bacteria
0.2 mm =
Diameter of a human red blood cell
0.075 cm =
Height of the Eiffel Tower
1.7 km =
Length of the human small intestine
6m=
cm
Distance between SEHS and Savannah
29 km =
hm
cm
mm
m
2. Practice using metric mass measurements by performing the following
conversions:
Mass of an adult human brain
1.4 kg =
g
Mass of a chicken egg
50,000 cg =
g
Mass of a giant squid
300 kg =
g
Mass of a grey squirrel
550 g =
hg
Mass of a brown bat
12 g =
dg
3. Practice using metric volume measurements by performing the following
conversions:
250 ml =
l
32 l =
Note: 1 cm3 = 1 ml
0.52 cm3 =
(Ex: 25 cm3 = 25 ml)
0.8 kl =
cl
ml
dl
60 cm3 =
l
4. Put the following in order from longest to shortest (hint: perform multiplications
first, then convert the answers to the same unit):
a. 2 X 104 cm
b. 6 X 106 mm
c. 0.006 km
d. 6 X 109 m
_____
Longest
_____
_____
______
Shortest
Name_____________________________________ Period ______ Date______
Metric Conversions Practice
1. Practice using metric length measurements by performing the following
conversions:
Length of E. coli bacteria
0.2 mm =
Diameter of a human red blood cell
0.075 cm =
Height of the Eiffel Tower
1.7 km =
Length of the human small intestine
6m=
cm
Distance between SEHS and Savannah
29 km =
hm
cm
mm
m
2. Practice using metric mass measurements by performing the following
conversions:
Mass of an adult human brain
1.4 kg =
g
Mass of a chicken egg
50,000 cg =
g
Mass of a giant squid
300 kg =
g
Mass of a grey squirrel
550 g =
hg
Mass of a brown bat
12 g =
dg
3. Practice using metric volume measurements by performing the following
conversions:
250 ml =
l
32 l =
Note: 1 cm3 = 1 ml
0.52 cm3 =
(Ex: 25 cm3 = 25 ml)
0.8 kl =
cl
ml
dl
60 cm3 =
l
4. Put the following in order from longest to shortest (hint: perform multiplications
first, then convert the answers to the same unit):
a. 2 X 104 cm
b. 6 X 106 mm
c. 0.006 km
d. 6 X 109 m
_____
Longest
_____
_____
______
Shortest
5. Practice using metric temperature measurements by performing the following conversions
(can use a calculator for this):
To Convert from Fahrenheit (°F) to Celsius (°C): (5/9) x (°F – 32)
To Convert from Celsius (°C) to Fahrenheit (°F): (9/5)( °C) + 32
Human body temperature
98.6 F =
C
Boiling point of water
100 C =
F
Freezing point of water
32 C =
F
Body temperature of a bumble bee during flight
35 C =
F
Body temperature of a bat at hibernation
50 F =
C
6. The doctor has ordered 60 mg of gentamicin for an infection. The drug reference manual
indicates that a safe single dose is 2 mg/kg. If a patient weighs 44 pounds (lb), is this a safe
dose? SHOW YOUR WORK TO RECEIVE CREDIT.
Note: To covert from pounds (lb) to kilograms (kg), multiply the weight in pounds by
0.453 to get the weight in kg.