Conversions Chapter 1 Conversions You need to learn

Conversions Chapter 1

Conversions You need to learn how to convert between different units 1 cm = mm 1 m= cm 1 cm = km HOW TO DO IT? ? ?

Prefix Chart prefix symbol size kilo k 1000 hecto h 100 deka da 10 base unit liter-l 1 deci d 0. 1 or 1/10 centi c 0. 01 or 1/100 milli m 0. 001 or 1/1000

Problems: 1. 3 meters = _____ centimeters 2. 40 liters = _____ dekaliters 3. 600 milligrams = _____ grams 4. 5 kilometers = ______ hectometers 5. 70 centimeters = _______ meters 6. 900 deciliters= ______ dekaliters 7. John's pet python measured 600 centimeters long. How many meters long was the snake? 8. Faith weighed 5 kilograms at birth. How many grams did she weigh? 9. Jessica drank 4 liters of tea today. How many deciliters did she drink?

Other Problems 1. How many liters are there in 500 milliliters? 2. How many centiliters in 500 milliliters? 3. What is the volume of a cube with a height and width of 1 cm and a length of 2 cm? Record your answer in milliliter. 4. How many milliliters are in 10 L?

Do self-checks Page 20 and page 22

Self-check page 20 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 3 L = _____m. L 5. 5 L = ______m. L 3, 000 cm 3 = ______L 3, 700 cm 3 = _______ L 0. 72 L = _______m. L 350 m. L = _______cm 3

Self-check page 22 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6 g = ______mg 80, 000 g = ______kg 90 g = ______ cg 3, 000 cg = _______ mg 25, 300 mg = _______kg 10 g = ______mg