Relative versus Absolute Measurement & Metric Conversion Practice Quiz

  1. Convert the following numbers within the metric system:

100 mm = ______cm

567 liters = ______ml

345 grams = ______kg

1000 m = ______cm

356 kg = ______g

92399 ml ______liters

450 km = ______meters

7980 grams = ______kg

67894 liters = ______ml

  1. Convert the numbers from metric to British Standard:

Use the following conversion numbers for the problems below.

To convert from mm to inches multiply by 0.03

To convert from meters to yards multiply by 1.09

To convert from km to miles multiply by 0.62

To convert from kg to pounds multiply by 2.2

To convert from liters to gallons multiply by 0.26

To convert from square cm to square inches multiply by 0.15

400 mm = ______inches

988 meters = ______yards

47 km = ______miles

723 kg = ______pounds

23 liters = ______gallons

5678 square cm ______square inches

3. If you know that you are older than your brother is that a relative or an

absolute measurement? ______

4. If you know you are 3 years older than your 10 year old brother is that a relative or an absolute measurement? ______

5. If you know that your father is 4 times older than your brother and your

brother is 10 years old, what kind of a measurement is that? (relative or absolute)

______

6. How old is your father in problem number 5? ______