More Conversion Practice
King Henry & Dimensional Analysis
(Chapter 2)
Objectives:
Name: ___________________
Period: __________________
Date: ___________________
To correctly convert between units of the metric system using “King Henry…”.
To correctly convert between units of any system using dimensional analysis.
English and Metric Conversions
Use dimensional analysis to convert each of the following. Show all work, units, and round answer correctly. Write your
final answer on the blank provided.
1.
16 in =
___________ cm
2.
345 lbs =
___________ kg
3.
56 g =
___________ oz
4.
450 km =
___________ mi
5.
1200 mL =
___________ fl. oz. (hint: one fluid ounce (fl. oz.) = 29.57 mL)
6.
40 m =
___________ ft
7.
4 gal =
___________ L
8.
12 fl oz =
___________ mL (hint: one fluid ounce (fl. oz.) = 29.57 mL)
9.
50 kg =
___________ lbs.
10.
Penny has a pencil that is 19 cm long. How long is the pencil in inches?
11.
Macho Mel can lift 200 kilograms with ease. How much is this in pounds?
12.
The distance between Happyville and Giggleland is 60 miles. How far is this in kilometers?
13.
A can of Cheap-O soda holds 355 mL of soda. How many milliliters would be in 2 cans of soda?
14.
A cookie recipe calls for 1 pound of butter. How many grams of butter would be needed for 3 batches?
Metric Conversions and King Henry
Use King Henry or dimensional analysis to solve the following.
15.
3.68 kg =
___________ g
18.
25 mg =
___________ g
16.
568 cm =
___________ m
19.
0.101 cm =
___________ mm
17.
8700 mL =
___________ L
20.
250 mL =
___________ L
Comparing Units
Circle the larger unit in each pair of units.
21.
millimeter or kilometer
22.
decimeter or dekameter
23.
hectogram or decigram
24.
centimeter or millimeter
25.
hectogram or kilogram
Word Problems
Show all work and box in final answers. Explanations do not need to be in complete sentences, but should be thorough.
26.
One cereal bar has a mass of 37 g. What is the mass of 6 cereal bars? Is that more than or less than 1kg? Explain.
27.
Wanda needs to move 110 kg of rocks. She can carry l0 hg each trip. How many trips must she make? Explain.
28.
Dr. O is playing in her garden again. She needs 1 kg of potting soil for her plants. She has 750 g. How much more
does she need? Explain.
29.
Weather satellites orbit Earth at an altitude of 1,400,000 meters. What is this altitude in kilometers?
30.
Will a tablecloth that is 155 cm long cover a table that is 1.6 m long? Explain.
31.
A dollar bill is 15.6 cm long. If 200 dollar bills were laid end to end, how many meters long would the line be?
32.
The ceiling in Jan’s living room is 2.5 m high. She has a hanging lamp that hangs down 41 cm.
Her husband is exactly 2 m tall. Will he hit his head on the hanging lamp? Why or why not?