Converting Within the Metric System

Name ______Date ______Converting within the metric system

Scientist use a single, standard system of measurement. The official name of the measurement system is SYSTEME INTERNATIONAL d'UNITES (International System of Measurements) or SI.

The metric system is based on the number 10. Main Units of Measurement Length Volume Mass meter (m) liter (l) gram (g)

PREFIXES: (all are lower case letters) kilo = k = 1,000 x base unit hecto = h = 100 x base unit deka = da = 10 x base unit deci = d = .1 x base unit centi = c = .01 x base unit milli = m = .001 x base unit

Using the above values (meter, liter, & gram) as the base, their value can be increased or decreased by moving the decimal point to the right (lowers the value) or left (raises the value).

Metric Conversion Table Kilo-(k) Base Unit Centi-(c) Milli-(m) (m, l, g) x 1000 meter, gram, liter x 100 1000 1000 1 .01 .001

Convert the following values by moving the decimal point the correct number of spaces and in the right direction .

1. 69.8 meters (m) = ______centimeters (cm)

2. 152.97 milliliters (ml) = ______liters (l)

3. 42.67 liters (l) = ______milliliters (ml)

4. 299.32 kilometers (km) = ______meters (m)

5. 26 grams (g) = ______kilograms (kg)

6. 123.43 centigrams (cg) = ______grams (g)

7. 75.2 liters (l) = ______milliliters (ml)

8. 456.3 grams (g) = ______kilograms (kg)

9. 4507.22 kilometers (km) = ______millimeters (mm)

10. 0.00297456 kilograms (kg) = ______grams (g) Metric System Measurement Conversions

1000 cl = ______L 120 mm = ______cm 1200 cl = ______L 1. 2. 3.

2 cm = ______mm 11000 L = ______kl 10 cl = ______ml 4. 5. 6.

12000 m = ______km 8 g = ______cg 80 ml = ______cl 7. 8. 9.

3 L = ______cl 2000 L = ______kl 5 cm = ______mm 10. 11. 12.

900 cm = ______m 11 cg = ______mg 9000 m = ______km 13. 14. 15.

7000 ml = ______L 5 kg = ______g 60 mm = ______cm 16. 17. 18.

1 kg = ______g 4000 ml = ______L 1 cl = ______ml 19. 20. 21.

1100 cl = ______L 10000 g = ______kg 2000 ml = ______L 22. 23. 24.

7000 L = ______kl 70 ml = ______cl 5 g = ______cg 25. 26. 27.

9 cl = ______ml 1 g = ______cg 8 kg = ______g 28. 29. 30.