Unit Conversion Review
Quiz 1: Measuring, SI units, Unit conversion
Convert the following:
440 cm to meters
Ans: 4.4 m
________
Measuring

56.0 mL
Vocabulary
Describes qualities or appearance, such as
color or texture
 Qualitative description

Convert the following:
70099 mm to kilometers _______
Ans: 0.070099 km
Measuring

21.5 mL
List the SI units for
length
________
 temperature ________
 mass
________
 Ans: m, K, kg

2.54 cm = 1 in
305 m = ________ inches
Ans: 12007.9 in
Vocabulary
A standard used when measuring a
quantity
 A unit

 The
number of seconds there
are in 24 hours
 86,400 sec
Measuring

36.5 mL
2.54 cm = 1 in
67 inches = ________ meters
Ans: 1.7 m
Vocabulary
The measure of the amount of matter in
an object
 mass

 6200
m = ______ km
 6.2 km
0.0023 mm = _______ cm.
 0.00023 cm

Measuring

20.38 mL
Vocabulary
Anything that has mass and takes up
space
 matter

This SI unit measures temperature.
 Kelvin

 0.0055
kL = ______ liters
 5.5 liters
Vocabulary
A mathematical expression that relates
two units
 Conversion factor

The number of minutes there are in a
month with 28 days.
 40,320 minutes

Measuring

1.95 mL
This SI unit is used to measure mass.
 kilograms

How many seconds are there
in 24 hours?
Answer:
86,400 sec
True or false
Your mass on the moon would be less
than your mass on earth because there is
less gravity on the moon.
 False, mass would be the same, but your
weight would be different.

This SI unit measures time.
 a second

The density of gold is 19.3 g/ml. What is
the volume if the mass is 5 grams?
Answer:
0.26 ml
Measuring

6.7 mL
Which is smaller a milligram or a
microgram?
Answer:
microgram
Vocabulary
The measure of the gravitational force
exerted on an object
 weight

This SI unit measures luminous intensity.
 a candela

This SI unit measures amount of
substance.
 a mole

Measuring

11.5 mL
2.73 inches = ______ mm
(1 inch = 2.54 cm)
Answer:
69.3 mm