Chemistry 2014
Metrics
Name __________________
Basic Unit
Converting to larger units
 Move decimal to left
 Divide
Kilo
1000
Kid’s
Converting to smaller units
Meters
Liters
Grams
 Move decimal to right
 Multiply
Hecto
100
Deka
10
Unit
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hide
donuts
under
dark
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1 unit=1,000 milli-units
1 unit=100 centi –units
Deci
0.1
Centi
0.01
Milli
0.001
chocolate
1,000 units=1 Kilo-unit
mountains
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10 milli-units=1 centi-unit
1000 mg = _______ g
𝟏𝒈
1000 mg x
=1g
0.5 km = _______ m
𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝒎
0.5 km x
= 500 m
1 L = _______ mL
𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝒎𝒍
1Lx
= 1,000 mL
280 cm = _______ mm
𝟏𝟎 𝒎𝒎
280 cm
x = 2,800 mm
175 m = _______ km
𝟏 𝑲𝒎
175 m x
= 0.175 km
206 g = _______ kg
𝟏 𝑲𝒈
206 g x
= 0.206 Kg
2000 mg = _______ g
𝟏𝒈
2,000 mg 𝒙
=𝟐𝒈
650 cm = _______ m
𝟏𝒎
650 cm x
= 𝟔. 𝟓 𝒎
16 cm = _______ mm
𝟏𝟎 𝒎𝒎
16 cm X
= 𝟏𝟔𝟎 𝒎𝒎
10 km = _______ m
210,000 m
7 L = _______ mL
7,000 mL
200 g = _______ kg
0.2 Kg
80 cm = _______ m
0.8 m
6.8 cm = _______ mm
68 mm
2500 m = _______ km
2.5 km
4.9 kg = _______ g
4,900 g
250 mL = _______ L
0.250 mL
75 g = _______ mg
75,000 mg
8 mm = _______ cm
0.8 cm
1.2 m = _______ cm
120 cm
125 mg = _______ g
0.125 g
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝒎𝒈
𝟏 𝐜𝐦
𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝒎𝒈
𝟏 𝑲𝒎
𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝒎
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝒄𝒎
𝟏𝑳
𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝒈
𝟏 𝒄𝒎
Compare the following by marking <, > or =
70 cm
70 cm
<
1.2 m
=
7m
700 cm
120 cm
|O’Ryan|
15 g
>
15,000 mg
42 mg
150mg
150 mg
=
.000042 kg
1500 ml
.002 liters
=
1.5 L
=
2 mL
Chemistry 2014
Gummy worm conversions:
1 inch = 2.54 cm
12 inches = 1 foot
5280 feet = 1 mile
1 cm = .3937 inches
3 feet = 1 yard
1 gallon = 3.79 liters
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
Complete the following measurements and conversions.
Measure the length of your gummy worm in millimeters. __________________________
Measure the mass of your gummy worm in grams. (Round to the 10th.) ________________
Measure the volume of one gummy worm in ml. (Use displacement) ___________________
Make the following gummy conversions.
1. A gummy worm is ______ cm, ________ m and __________ km long.
2. A gummy worm is ______ mg, ________ kg
3. Gummy worms are _______ inches long
4. How many gummy worms would it take end to end to go the length of a 120 yard football
field?______________
5. It is 32 miles from Snohomish to Seattle. How many gummy worms will it take to span
this distance?____________
6. Ursus arctos horribilis (Grizzly Bears) can weigh 790 pounds. How many kilograms is
this? ___________
7. How many gummy worms would it take to weigh the same as a 790 pound Grizzly?
___________
8. The mass of the earth is 5.9722 × 10 24 kg. How many gummy worms would be equal to the
mass of the earth?
___________
9. How many gummy worms in a liter
___________
10. How many gummy worms in a gallon? ___________
|O’Ryan|
Chemistry 2014
Gummy worm = 5.5 cm
cm to inches  inches to feet  feet to miles
1 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ
5.5 cm X
= 2.2 inches
2.54 𝑐𝑚
2.2 inches x
1 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡
12 𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠
= .18 feet
.18 feet X
1 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒
= .000035 = 3.5 X 10-5 miles
5280 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡
32 miles X
1 𝑔𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑚
=914,285.7 gummy worms
.000035 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒
prefixes of the metric system
Mnemonics

Great Mighty King Henry Died By Drinking Chunky Milk

Kangaroos Hop Down Mountians Drinking Chocolate Milk

Kings Hate Dragons Because Dragons Can’t Make Money

King Henry Danced Merrily Down Center Main Meeting Nice People

King Henry Died Bloated Drinking Chocolate Milk

Kittens Hate Dogs But Do Chase Mice
Explanation
These stand for the Metric prefixes and base unit.
kilo, hecto, deca, base, deci, centi, milli, micro
Good Models Know How Dunkin Donuts Can Make U Not Petit
giga, mega, kilo, hecto, deca, deci, centi, milli, micro (symbol looks like a U), nano, pico