Metric Prefixes Worksheet

A Grade 11 science worksheet covering metric prefixes, their symbols, and conversion factors.

Grade 11 Science Units and MeasurementMetric Prefixes

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7NGSS.HS-PS2-6

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sciencemetric prefixesunitsmeasurementgrade 11

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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. Show all your work for conversion problems.

1. Which metric prefix represents a factor of 10^-9?

Micro-

Nano-

Pico-

Femto-

2. How many liters are in 2.5 kiloliters?

25 L

250 L

2500 L

0.0025 L

3. The symbol for the metric prefix 'mega' is .

4. One centimeter is equal to meters.

5. A gigabyte contains bytes.

Match each metric prefix with its corresponding power of ten.

6. Kilo-

a. 10^-6

7. Milli-

b. 10^3

8. Micro-

c. 10^-3

9. Centi-

d. 10^-2

10. Convert 5.2 meters to millimeters. Show your work.

11. If a virus has a diameter of 75 nanometers, express this measurement in meters using scientific notation.

12. The prefix 'deci-' represents a factor of 10^-1.

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False