Metric Conversion Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A square measures 1 meter on each side. What is its area in square centimeters?
100 square centimeters
100,000 square centimeters
1,000 square centimeters
10,000 square centimeters
2. A package has a mass of 3.2 kilograms. What is its mass in grams?
32 grams
320 grams
32,000 grams
3,200 grams
3. A laboratory tube contains 1.5 milliliters of liquid. How many microliters does it contain?
150 microliters
15,000 microliters
1,500 microliters
0.0015 microliter
4. Which pairing correctly describes the metric prefix micro-?
Lowercase m with a factor of 10⁻³
Greek letter µ with a factor of 10⁻⁶
Lowercase c with a factor of 10⁻²
Uppercase M with a factor of 10⁶
5. A trail is 2.5 kilometers long. What is its length in meters?
25 meters
250 meters
2,500 meters
25,000 meters
6. What factor does the prefix milli- represent?
One millionth (10⁻⁶)
One hundredth (10⁻²)
One thousand (10³)
One thousandth (10⁻³)
7. How many centimeters are equal to 1 meter?
10 centimeters
1,000 centimeters
100 centimeters
0.01 centimeter
8. A ribbon measures 0.04 meter. What is its length in centimeters?
4 centimeters
0.4 centimeter
40 centimeters
400 centimeters
9. A container holds 2.4 liters of juice. How many full 300-milliliter bottles can be filled from it?
8 bottles
7 bottles
6 bottles
80 bottles
10. A bottle contains 750 milliliters. How many liters is that?
0.75 liters
7.5 liters
75 liters
0.075 liters
11. A sample has a mass of 0.006 gram. What is its mass in milligrams?
0.006 milligram
6 milligrams
60 milligrams
0.06 milligram
12. Which symbol represents the metric prefix kilo-?
M, the symbol for mega-
c, the symbol for centi-
m, the symbol for milli-
k, the symbol for kilo-
13. A fiber is 4,500 micrometers long. How many millimeters long is it?
0.45 millimeter
4.5 millimeters
450 millimeters
45 millimeters
14. Which is longer, 0.8 kilometer or 750 meters, and by how much?
0.8 kilometer is longer by 50 meters
750 meters is longer by 50 meters
0.8 kilometer is longer by 500 meters
They are equal in length
15. A cyclist travels at 5 meters per second. What is the equivalent speed in kilometers per hour?
1.8 kilometers per hour
18 kilometers per hour
5 kilometers per hour
50 kilometers per hour
16. Which list orders these masses from smallest to largest?
0.002 gram, 1.2 milligrams, 900 micrograms
1.2 milligrams, 900 micrograms, 0.002 gram
900 micrograms, 1.2 milligrams, 0.002 gram
900 micrograms, 0.002 gram, 1.2 milligrams