Unit Conversion Practice (Grade 11 Science)

Unit Conversion Practice

Read each question carefully and convert the given units as required. Show all your work for full credit. Use appropriate significant figures in your final answers.

1. To convert meters to kilometers, you should   by 1000.

2. There are   centimeters in 1 meter.

3. Dimensional analysis is a method used to convert between units by multiplying by   factors.

1. Convert 8500 milligrams (mg) to grams (g).

2. A liquid has a volume of 0.75 liters (L). Convert this to milliliters (mL).

1. Convert 5.0 miles to kilometers. (1 mile = 1.609 km)

2. A box weighs 12 pounds. Convert this weight to kilograms. (1 kg = 2.205 lbs)

1. A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour (mph). Convert this speed to meters per second (m/s). (1 mile = 1609 m, 1 hour = 3600 s)

2. The density of a substance is 1.5 grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm³). Convert this density to kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m³).

Match the unit with its equivalent value.

1. A conversion factor is a ratio of equivalent measurements.

2. When converting from a smaller unit to a larger unit, you typically multiply.