Metric Mania

Metric Mania Name____________________________
LENGTH:
1. What is the basic unit for length? ______________
2. Circle the best unit for measuring each distance:
a. Thickness of an eyelash: mm cm m
b. Length of a pencil: cm m km
3. Use a meter stick or metric ruler to find each measurement.
a. Width of this page ____________ mm or ____________ cm
b. Length of an unsharpened pencil _____________cm
4. Convert the following measurements:
a. 34 mm = _______ cm b. 3 km = _______ m
c. 234 cm = _______ m d. 35 m = _______ mm
MASS:
5. What is the basic unit for mass? ______________
6. Circle the best unit for measuring each mass:
a. Amount of spices in a batch of cookies: mg g kg
b. Your mass: mg g kg
c. Mass of 10 pennies: mg g kg
7. Use a triple-beam balance to find each measurement.
a. Mass of an ink pen __________ g b. Mass of a can of soda __________ g
8. Convert the following measurements:
a. 16 mg = _______ g b. 4.7 kg = _______ g
c. 12,345 g = _______ kg d. 2 g = _______ mg
TEMPERATURE:
15. What is the basic unit for temperature? ______________
16. What are the freezing and boiling points for water on this scale? _______ _______
17. Circle the best choice:
a. Temperature on a hot summer’s day: 0 o 35 o 90 o
b. Room temperature: - 20 o 0 o 20 o
18. Convert the following measurements.
a. 90 o F = ______ o C b. 45 o F = ______ o C
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VOLUME:
19. What is the basic unit for volume? _______________
20. Circle the best unit for measuring each volume:
a. Amount of soda in 1 can: mL L
b. Water in a bathtub: mL L
21. Determine the volume for each object.
a. Use L x W x H to find the volume of a chalkboard eraser ___________ cm3
b. Use water displacement to find the volume of four marbles
____________ ml or ___________ cm3
22. Convert the following measurements:
a. 160 mL = _______ L b. 23 kL = _______ L
c. 456 cL = _______ mL c. 120 mL = _______ cm3
TIME:
23. What is the basic unit for measuring time? _______________
24. How many seconds are in:
a. 1 minute? _______ b. 6 hours? _______ c. 2 days? _______
DENSITY:
28. Would the objects with the following densities float, sink, or remain suspended in tap
water?
a. 0.85 g/mL _______________ b. 1.0 g/mL _______________
c. 1.4 g/mL _______________ d. 0.92 g/mL _______________
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Metric Conversions
Name_________________________
Fill in the boxes in the stair step diagram.
Try these conversions, using the ladder method.
1000 mg = _______ g 1 L = _______ mL 160 cm = _______ mm
14 km = _______ m 109 g = _______ kg 250 m = _______ km
Compare using , or =.
56 cm 6 m 7 g 698 mg
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Metric Conversions
Name_________________________
Write the correct abbreviation for each metric unit.
1) Kilogram _____ 4) Milliliter _____ 7) Kilometer _____
2) Meter _____ 5) Millimeter _____ 8) Centimeter _____
3) Gram _____ 6) Liter _____ 9) Milligram _____
Try these conversions, using the ladder method.
10) 2000 mg = _______ g 15) 5 L = _______ mL 20) 16 cm = _______ mm
11) 104 km = _______ m 16) 198 g = _______ kg 21) 2500 m = _______ km
12) 480 cm = _____ m 17) 75 mL = _____ L 22) 65 g = _____ mg
13) 5.6 kg = _____ g 18) 50 cm = _____ m 23) 6.3 cm = _____ mm
14) 8 mm = _____ cm 19) 5.6 m = _____ cm 24) 120 mg = _____ g
Compare using , or =.
25) 63 cm 6 m 27) 5 g 508 mg 29) 1,500 mL 1.5 L
26) 536 cm 53.6 dm 28) 43 mg 5 g 30) 3.6 m 36 cm
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Metric Mania Answer Keys
Conversion Practice
NOTE: See PowerPoint Presentation for the stair step boxes.
1000 mg = 1 g
160 cm = 1600 mm
109 g = 0.109 kg
1 l = 1000 ml
14 km = 14000 m
250 m = .250 km
56 cm < 6 m
7 g > 698 mg
Conversion Challenge
1. kg
2. m
3. g
4. ml
5. mm
6. l
7. km
8. cm
9. mg
10. 2 g
11. 104000 m
12. 4.8 m
13. 5600 g
14. .8 cm
15. 5000 ml
16. 0.198 kg
17. 0.075 l
18. 0.5 m
19. 560 cm
20. 160 mm
21. 2.5 km
22. 65000 mg
23. 63 mm
24. 0.12 g
25. <
26. >
27. =
28. =
29. <
30. >
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