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SI Units Conversion Worksheet with questions on converting between names and abbreviations and performing various unit conversions.

SI Units Conversion Worksheet with questions on converting between names and abbreviations and performing various unit conversions.

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Let's solve the SI Units Conversion Worksheet step by step. We'll go through both parts:

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Part 1: Convert between names and abbreviations



We need to match the abbreviation with its full name or vice versa.

| Number | Given | Answer |
|--------|--------------|----------------------|
| 1 | Km | kilometer |
| 2 | mL | milliliter |
| 3 | cg | centigram |
| 4 | dm | decimeter |
| 5 | hg | hectogram |
| 6 | millimeter | mm |
| 7 | kilogram | kg |
| 8 | deciliter | dL |
| 9 | centimeter | cm |
| 10 | hectogram | hg |

Explanation: These are standard SI unit prefixes:
- k = kilo (10³)
- m = milli (10⁻³)
- c = centi (10⁻²)
- d = deci (10⁻¹)
- h = hecto (10²)

So:
- km = kilometer
- mL = milliliter
- cg = centigram
- dm = decimeter
- hg = hectogram
- millimeter → mm
- kilogram → kg
- deciliter → dL
- centimeter → cm
- hectogram → hg

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Part 2: Perform the following conversions



We’ll use metric conversion factors:
- 1 m = 100 cm
- 1 m = 1000 mm
- 1 km = 1000 m
- 1 L = 10 dL
- 1 cm = 10 mm
- 1 km = 100,000 cm = 1,000,000 mm

Let’s go one by one.

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#### 10. Convert 5.0 cm to m
We know:
1 m = 100 cm → so divide by 100
$$
5.0 \, \text{cm} = \frac{5.0}{100} = 0.05 \, \text{m}
$$

Answer: 0.05 m

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#### 11. Convert 4.0 m to cm
1 m = 100 cm → multiply by 100
$$
4.0 \times 100 = 400 \, \text{cm}
$$

Answer: 400 cm

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#### 12. Convert 60.1 mm to m
1 m = 1000 mm → divide by 1000
$$
60.1 \div 1000 = 0.0601 \, \text{m}
$$

Answer: 0.0601 m

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#### 13. Convert 10.9 m to mm
1 m = 1000 mm → multiply by 1000
$$
10.9 \times 1000 = 10,900 \, \text{mm}
$$

Answer: 10,900 mm

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#### 14. Convert 0.7 km to m
1 km = 1000 m → multiply by 1000
$$
0.7 \times 1000 = 700 \, \text{m}
$$

Answer: 700 m

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#### 15. Convert 30,883 m to km
1 km = 1000 m → divide by 1000
$$
30,883 \div 1000 = 30.883 \, \text{km}
$$

Answer: 30.883 km

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#### 16. Convert 300.00 dL to L
1 L = 10 dL → divide by 10
$$
300.00 \div 10 = 30.00 \, \text{L}
$$

Answer: 30.00 L

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#### 17. Convert 600.00 L to dL
1 L = 10 dL → multiply by 10
$$
600.00 \times 10 = 6,000.00 \, \text{dL}
$$

Answer: 6,000.00 dL

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#### 18. Convert 2.0 cm to mm
1 cm = 10 mm → multiply by 10
$$
2.0 \times 10 = 20 \, \text{mm}
$$

Answer: 20 mm

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#### 19. Convert 73,900 mm to cm
1 cm = 10 mm → divide by 10
$$
73,900 \div 10 = 7,390 \, \text{cm}
$$

Answer: 7,390 cm

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#### 20. Convert 3.5 mm to km
This is a large jump:
- 1 km = 1,000,000 mm (since 1 km = 1000 m, 1 m = 1000 mm → 1 km = 10⁶ mm)
So divide by 1,000,000
$$
3.5 \div 1,000,000 = 0.0000035 \, \text{km}
$$

Answer: 0.0000035 km (or $ 3.5 \times 10^{-6} $ km)

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#### 21. Convert 80 km to mm
1 km = 1,000,000 mm → multiply by 1,000,000
$$
80 \times 1,000,000 = 80,000,000 \, \text{mm}
$$

Answer: 80,000,000 mm

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#### 22. Convert 0.2 km to cm
First convert km → m → cm
- 0.2 km = 0.2 × 1000 = 200 m
- 200 m = 200 × 100 = 20,000 cm

Alternatively:
1 km = 100,000 cm → 0.2 × 100,000 = 20,000 cm

Answer: 20,000 cm

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#### 23. Convert 4301 cm to km
1 km = 100,000 cm → divide by 100,000
$$
4301 \div 100,000 = 0.04301 \, \text{km}
$$

Answer: 0.04301 km

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Final Answers Summary



#### Part 1: Names & Abbreviations
1. kilometer
2. milliliter
3. centigram
4. decimeter
5. hectogram
6. mm
7. kg
8. dL
9. cm
10. hg

#### Part 2: Conversions
10. 0.05 m
11. 400 cm
12. 0.0601 m
13. 10,900 mm
14. 700 m
15. 30.883 km
16. 30.00 L
17. 6,000.00 dL
18. 20 mm
19. 7,390 cm
20. 0.0000035 km
21. 80,000,000 mm
22. 20,000 cm
23. 0.04301 km

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