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Unit Conversions Worksheet

This document provides information about metric units of length. It lists the units from largest to smallest (kilometer to millimeter) and notes that adjacent units differ by a factor of ten. Examples show conversions between units based on their positions relative to one another on the list. The document then provides practice problems converting between metric units of length.

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Unit Conversions Worksheet

This document provides information about metric units of length. It lists the units from largest to smallest (kilometer to millimeter) and notes that adjacent units differ by a factor of ten. Examples show conversions between units based on their positions relative to one another on the list. The document then provides practice problems converting between metric units of length.

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Metric Conversion Sheet


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Kilometer Hectometer Dekameter Meter Decimeter Centimeter Millimeter
km hm dkm m dm cm mm
1 10 100 1,000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000
This list shows the units of length in the SI system. They range from the largest to the smallest
from left to right. The units starred are the common ones that will be used in this course. The
whole system is based on integrals of ten (10). Any two units that are adjacent to each other are
only ten units apart.
Example 1. Millimeter and centimeter are next to each other. Since millimeter is to the
right of centimeter, it is the smaller unit. It takes 10 millimeters to equal 1 centimeter.
Example 2. Centimeter and millimeter are next to each other. Since centimeter is to the
left of millimeter, it is the larger unit. It takes 0.1 centimeters to equal 1 millimeter.
Example 3. Centimeter and meter are two positions away from each other. Since
centimeter is to the right of meter, it is the smaller unit. It takes 100 centimeters to equal 1
meter.
Example 4. Meter and centimeter are two positions away from each other. Since meter
is to the left of centimeter, it is the larger unit. It takes 0.01 meters to equal 1 centimeter.

Convert the following measurements.

1) 256 mm ___________ cm
2) 34 cm ___________ dm
3) 78 m ___________ km
4) 901 mm ___________ m
5) 1,346,981 mm ___________ km
6) 768 km ___________ m
7) 671 cm ___________ m
8) 134 hm ___________ m
9) 445 cm ___________ dkm
10) 809 mm ___________ dm
11) 1.34 cm ___________ mm
12) 6.98m ___________ cm
13) 0.876 km ___________ m
14) 999m ___________ mm
15) 0.000002 km ___________ mm
Metric Crossword Puzzle
1

3 4

5 8

6 7 9

Across:
1. The entire metric system is based on multiples of _______________.
2. The metric term for length.
3. The metric term for weight or mass.
4. A quart is ________ than a liter.
5. There are 100 _____________ in a meter.
6. The abbreviation for the International Systems of Measurement.
7. The prefix meaning x 1000.

Down:
1. Celsius is the metric term for ___________________.
4. The metric term for volume.
5. The prefix for 1/100th.
8. The prefix for 1/1000th.
9. The yard is __________ than a meter.

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