Practice using SI units, metric prefixes, powers of ten, and dimensional analysis to convert measurements in science problems.
Read each problem carefully. Show your setup and conversion factors in the space provided. Include units in every answer.
Practice converting measurements using SI units and metric prefixes
Science - Grade 9-12
- 1
Convert 2.50 kilometers to meters.
- 2
Convert 0.075 liters to milliliters.
- 3
A lab sample has a mass of 4500 milligrams. Convert this mass to grams.
- 4
Convert 3.2 x 10^-6 meters to micrometers.
- 5
Convert 0.000000850 seconds to nanoseconds.
- 6
A plant stem is measured as 72 centimeters long. Convert the length to meters.
- 7
Convert 4.0 cm^2 to m^2. Remember that area units must be squared.
- 8
A liquid has a density of 1.20 g/mL. Convert the density to kg/L.
- 9
A bacterium is about 2.0 micrometers long. Write this length in meters using scientific notation.
- 10
Arrange these prefixes from largest to smallest: kilo, milli, micro, centi, mega.
- 11
A car is traveling at 65 km/h. Convert this speed to m/s. Round to the nearest tenth.
- 12
A solution contains 12.0 grams of salt in 250 milliliters of solution. What is the concentration in grams per liter?
- 13
A green laser has a wavelength of 532 nanometers. Convert this wavelength to meters using scientific notation.
- 14
Convert 0.0350 kilograms to centigrams.
- 15
A rectangular block measures 8.0 cm by 5.0 cm by 2.0 cm. Find its volume in cm^3 and then convert the volume to milliliters.