Worksheet: Metric Conversions
Name___________________ CHEMISTRY: A
Study of Matter
1) 3 g; 1 SD
2) 105,000 m ; 3 SD
3) 5.00 m ; 3 SD
4) 15,600 g ; 3 SD
5) 1 cm ; 1 SD
6) 7,000 L ; 1 SD
7) 0.198 kg ; 3 SD
8) 0.065 L ; 2 SD
9) 0.6 m ; 1 SD
10) 760 cm ; 2 SD
11) 190 mm ; 2 SD
12) 1.5 km ; 2 SD
13) 25,000 mg ; 2 SD
14) 83 mm ; 2 SD
15) 0.13 g; 2 SD
16. 0.057 m to km = 5.7 x 105 km
17. 13 cm3 to mL = 1.3x101 mL
18. 0.986 hours to seconds = 3.55x103 s
19. 3.004 L to mL = 3.004 x 103 mL
20. 86 kg to g = 8.6 x104 g
21. 24 cm3 to L = 2.4 x102 L
22. 56,000 µg to kg ?kg = 5.6 x105 kg
23. 56 km to mm = 5.6 x107 mm
24. How many milligrams are in ten grams?
= 1x104 mg or 10000mg
25. A metal bar has a length of 3.0 cm, a width of
3.0 cm, and a height of 2.0 cm. What volume of
water, in liters, would the bar displace?
= 2.4x102 L or 2.4x102 cm3 or 2400L(cm3)
26. A beaker has a mass of 125 g. What is the mass
of this beaker in decigrams?
= 1.25x103 dg or 1250dg
27. A liquid is poured into the beaker in question 3,
and the mass of the beaker and liquid is 146 g. What
is the mass of the liquid in kilograms?
= 2.1 x 102 kg or 210kg
28. A strip of paper has a length of 14 cm. What is
the length of the strip of paper in km?
= 1.4x104 km or 14000km
29. Your next-door neighbor has a little girl who is
3 ft, 5 inches tall. What is the little girl’s height
measured in decimeters?
= 1.0x101 dm or 10dm