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Converting Standard Units

Converting measurements of length, mass, volume and time from one unit of measure to another.

m⇔km Length Area Volume Mass Time Digital Temp Mixed Help More

This is level 1, a collection of ten mixed questions. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 7 questions correct.

1. Mr Finklestein weights ninety seven kilograms. How many grams is that? g Correct Wrong

2. How many centimetres are there in fourteen metres? cm Correct Wrong

3. If there are seven hours left until your favourite TV programme, how many minutes is that? min Correct Wrong

4. Archimedes' bath is topped up with 9165cL of boiling hot water. Convert 9165cL to litres.Archimedes L Correct Wrong

5. It takes Aimee three and a half hours to paint a fence. It takes Lucy five hours to paint the same fence. How many minutes longer does it take Lucy than Aimee? min Correct Wrong

6. What is the cost in Thailand of 700g of soap powder if it is sold for 90 baht per kilogram? baht Correct Wrong

7. A plastic water pipe is 5m 46cm long. if one hundred and twenty one centimetres are cut off, how long is the piece of the pipe that is left? Give your answer in centimetres. cm Correct Wrong

8. A coin weighs 7g 11mg. What is the weight of the coin in milligrams? mg Correct Wrong

9. Ann weighs 48kg 680g. Maggie weighs 46kg 213g . What is their combined weight in grams? g Correct Wrong

10. A Fortuner car weighs 1,817kg. What would the total weight of 4 of these cars be? Give your answer in tonnes. t Correct Wrong

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Try your best to answer the questions above. Type your answers into the boxes provided leaving no spaces. As you work through the exercise regularly click the "check" button. If you have any wrong answers, do your best to do corrections but if there is anything you don't understand, please ask your teacher for help.

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Common Units

Length

UnitRelationship
kilometre (km)1 km = 1000 m
metre (m) 
centimetre (cm)100 cm = 1 m
millimetre (mm)1000 mm = 1 m

Area

UnitRelationship
square kilometre (km2)1 km2 = 1000000 m2
hectare (ha)1 ha = 10000 m2
square metre (m2)1 m2 = 10000 cm2
square centimetre (cm2)1 cm2 = 100 mm2

Volume

UnitRelationship
cubic metre (m3)1 m3 = 1000 L
litre (L) 
centilitre (cL)100 cL = 1 L
millilitre (mL)1000 mL = 1 L
cubic centimetre (cm3)1000 cm3 = 1 L

Weight (mass)

UnitRelationship
tonne (t)1 t = 1000 kg
kilogram (kg)1 kg = 1000 g
gram (g) 
milligram (mg)1000 mg = 1 g

Time

UnitRelationship
day (d)1 d = 24 hr
hour (hr)1 hr = 60 min
minute (min)1 min = 60 s
second (s) 
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