Metric Unit Conversions

Question 1

Given 1 cm3 = 1 mL

What is the volume in cubic centimeters of a 500 mL beaker?

___ cm3

Answer 1

500

Question 2

A water tank can hold 1 m3 of water. When it’s empty, how much liters is needed to refill it?

___ L

Answer 2

1000

Question 3

A balloon (approximate as a sphere) is inflated such that its radius is 7.00 cm. What is the volume of air inside the balloon in mL? (Volume of a sphere= 4/3 π^3 use 3.14 for π)

___ mL

Answer 3

1436

Question 4

Convert the following:

0.074 km = ____ m.

Answer 4

74m

Question 5

Convert the following:

24,600μg=––– g.

Answer 5

0.0246 g

Question 6

A graduated cylinder (approximate as a regular cylinder) has a radius of 1.045 cm and a height of 30.48 cm. What is the volume of the cylinder in cm3?

π = 3.141

Answer 6

104.5

Question 7

If a cubic container has a side length of 50.0 cm, what is the volume in liter?

___ L

Answer 7

125, 125 L(any of these)

Question 8

A cylinder container is filled with air. Its radius is 6.00 cm and its height is 3.50 cm. What is the volume of air inside in milliliters?

π = 3.14

___ mL

Answer 8

396

Question 9

Given 1 kg = 2.20 lbs, how many kilograms are in 125 lbs?

___ kg (Round your answer to 3 significant figures)

Answer 9

56.82

Question 10

The atmospheric pressure on a mountain is 550 mmHg and 1 atm is equal to 760 mmHg. What is the pressure in atm? Give your answer to 2 significant figures.

___ atm

Answer 10

0.72

Question 11

Given 1 kg = 2.20 lbs, how many kilograms are in 338 lbs?

___ kg (3 significant figures)

Answer 11

154

Question 12

A cube of steel has dimensions 0.2 m × 0.2 m × 0.2 m. What is the volume of the cube in cubic centimeters?

___ cm3

Answer 12

8000

Question 13

A deck of cards has dimensions 8.9 cm × 5.72 cm × 1.82 cm. What is the volume of the deck in cubic centimeters? (Round your answer to 2 significant figures)

___ cm3

Answer 13

92.65

Question 14

A beaker can hold 200 cm3 of water. When it’s empty, how many liters are needed to refill it?

___ L

Answer 14

0.2

Question 15

What is the volume of a cube with side length of 5.00 cm?

___ mL

Answer 15

125

Question 16

How many km is 1.8×105 m?

Answer: _____ km

Answer 16

180, 180 km(any of these)

Question 17

A container can hold 2.45 L of water.

What is the volume of the container in cubic centimeters?

___ cm3

Answer 17

2450

Question 18

The volume of a cylinder is 3.5 L. What is its volume in cubic centimeters?

___ cm3

Answer 18

3500

Question 19

An ideal gas will occupy 22.4 L at standard temperature and pressure. What is this volume in cubic centimeters?

___ cm3

Answer 19

22400

Question 20

A pond has dimensions 3.4 m × 5.6 m × 1.8 m. What is the volume of the pond in cubic meters?

___ m3

Answer 20

34

Question 21

A bottle of milk is 2 L. What is this volume in cubic centimeters?

___ cm3

Answer 21

2000

Question 22

If the volume of a substance is 1 cubic meter, then what is its volume in centiliters?

Answer 22

100,000

Question 23

The volume of a bottle is 500 cm3. What is the volume of the bottle in milliliters?

___ mL

Answer 23

500

Question 24

The volume of a bottle is 500 cm3. What is the volume of the bottle in milliliters?

___ mL

Answer 24

500

Question 25

If on average you walk 1.20 meters every second, how long do you walk in one hour? ___ m

Answer 25

4320

Question 26

A running track has a circumference of 400 m. How many laps of the track should be completed during a 10-km race?

Answer 26

25 laps

Question 27

A bottle of coke has a volume of 250.0 mL. What is this volume in cubic centimeters? ___ cm3

Answer 27

250

Question 28

The volume of a beaker is 65.0 mL. What is the volume of water that you need to fill up the beaker in cubic centimeters? ___ cm3

Answer 28

65

Question 29

87.7 m = ___ cm ?

Answer 29

8770

Question 30

A box has dimensions 0.2 m × 0.4 m × 0.6 m. What is the volume of the box in cubic meters? Round to the nearest hundredths. ___ m3

Answer 30

0.048

Question 31

The pressure caused by a sample of gas is 2.25 atm. 1 atm is equal to 1.01 kPa. What is the pressure in Newton per square centimeter?

Answer 31

0.227 N/cm2

Question 32

Given 1 cm3 = 1 mL What is the volume in cubic centimeters of a 500 mL beaker? ___ cm3

Answer 32

500

Question 33

Conversions are difficult with the metric system.

Answer 33

false

Question 34

How many cm is equal to 1450 nm?

Answer 34

1.45 x 10^-4 cm

Question 35

The density of a metal is 4.51 g/cm3. In the SI system it is equal to 4.51 kg/m3.

Answer 35

false

Question 36

1cm= 10^-4 km | true or false

Answer 36

false

Question 37

1 pascal is equal to one newton per metre.

Answer 37

false

Question 38

The conversion from one metric system unit to another results in only a shift of the decimal point.

Answer 38

true

Question 39

True or false: 253.24 cm=2532.4 mm

Answer 39

true

Question 40

In the metric system, the conversion between units of different magnitudes is done by changing an exponent from one position to another or shifting the decimal points.

Answer 40

true

Question 41

Verify: 100 millimeters=10 centimeters true or false

Answer 41

true

Question 42

4.9×107μg is equal to 0.049 kg.

Answer 42

true

Question 43

84 dm is equal to 8400 mm.

Answer 43

true