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Standard format for all formatives:

Round to the hundredths place

No space between the number and the unit

Unit always lowercase and proper abbreviation

Ex. 50.736 meters per second= 50.74m/s

Write the correct abbreviation for each metric unit.

Prefixes-

Kilo: k

Centi: c

Milli: m

Base Units-

Volume: Liter

Length: Meter

Mass: Gram

1

Kilogram

1

Milliliter

1

Millimeter

1

Kilometer

1

Centimeter

1

Milligram

Try these conversions.

1

2000 mg = _________ g

1

480 cm = _________ m

1

5.6 kg = _________ g

1

5 L = _________ ml

1

198 g = _________ kg

1

5.6 m = _________ cm

1

2500 m = _________ km

1

65 g = _________ mg

1

6.3 cm = ________ mm

Compare using <, >, or =.

1

63 cm ___ 6 m

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5 g ___ 508 mg

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43 mg ___ 5 g

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1,500 ml ___ 1.5 L

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3.6 m ___ 36 cm

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Metric Conversion Challenge

Try these conversions.

Compare using <, >, or =.

Metric Conversion Challenge

Write the correct abbreviation for each metric unit.

Kilogram

Milliliter

Millimeter

Kilometer

Centimeter

Milligram

Try these conversions.

2000 mg = _________ g

480 cm = _________ m

5.6 kg = _________ g

5 L = _________ ml

198 g = _________ kg

5.6 m = _________ cm

2500 m = _________ km

65 g = _________ mg

6.3 cm = ________ mm

Compare using <, >, or =.

63 cm ___ 6 m

5 g ___ 508 mg

43 mg ___ 5 g

1,500 ml ___ 1.5 L

3.6 m ___ 36 cm

Write the correct abbreviation for each metric unit.

Kilogram

Milliliter

Millimeter

Kilometer

Centimeter

Milligram

2000 mg = _________ g

480 cm = _________ m

5.6 kg = _________ g

5 L = _________ ml

198 g = _________ kg

5.6 m = _________ cm

2500 m = _________ km

65 g = _________ mg

6.3 cm = ________ mm

63 cm ___ 6 m

5 g ___ 508 mg

43 mg ___ 5 g

1,500 ml ___ 1.5 L

3.6 m ___ 36 cm