CONVERSIONS

Conversions

Complete the following equalities: 1 year = ____ months 1 tricycle = ____wheels 1 alphabet= ____ letters 1 dollar= ____ pennies

Now complete these equalities: 4 years = _____ months ____ tricycles = 27 wheels 2 alphabets = ____ letters ____ dollars = 550 pennies

Conversions with Metric Units

1 kg = ____ g 1 mL = ____ cm3

1 m = ____ cm 1 L = ____ mL 1 g = ____ mg 1 m = ____ mm 1 cm = ____ mm

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Metric Prefixes

Prefix Abbreviation Meaning Notation

Giga-

Mega-

Kilo-

Centi-

Milli-

Micro-

Nano-

Metric Units

Unit of Measure Abbreviation Measures

Gram Mass

Milligram

Kilogram

Meter

Millimeter

Centimeter

Squared centimeters

Cubic centimeters

Liter

Milliliter

Full List of Metric Prefixes

Multiplication factor (scientific notation)

Prefix        Symbol    

(1024) yotta Y(1021) zetta Z(1018) exa E(1015) peta P(1012) tera T1 000 000 000 (109) giga G

1 000 000 (106) mega M1000 (103) kilo k100 (102) hecto h10 (101) deka da0.1 (10-1) deci d0.01 (10-2) centi c0.001 (10-3) milli m0.000 001 (10-6) micro µ0.000 000 001 (10-9) nano n

(10-12) pico p(10-15) femto f(10-18) atto a(10-21) zepto z(10-24) yocto y

Metric Dollars

100 dollars1

hectodollar1x102

1 dime1

decidollar1X10-1

1 cent1

centidollar1X10-2

10 dollars1

dekadollar1x101

1 dollar1 dollar1x100

Conversions with Metric Units

1 kg = ____ g 1 mL = ____ cm3

1 m = ____ cm 1 L = ____ mL 1 g = ____ mg 1 m = ____ mm 1 cm = ____ mm

Multiplying gives bigger number but smaller unit Dividing gives smaller number, but bigger unit

2 kg = ____ g ____ mL = 42 cm3

5 m = ____ cm _____ L = 3,000 mL 2 g = ____ mg ______ m = 1,200

mm 875 cm = ____ mm

It gets more complicated…..

The height of a building is 553m tall. How many kilometers is that?

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The mass of an object is 35 kg. What is the objects mass in grams?

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Your next class is 0.0748 kilometers away. How many meters will you need to walk to get there?

You can use this set-up with multiple unit conversions.

Convert 51.3 kg to milligrams.

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Convert 97 kilometers into centimeters.

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