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Physics 10

The realm of physics


Unit conversion worksheet

Prefix Symbol Meaning Scientific


Notation
giga- G 1 000 000 000 109
mega- M 1 000 000 106
kilo- k 1 000 103
hecto- h 100 102
deka- da 10 101
base unit 1 100
deci- d 0.1 10-1
centi- c 0.01 10-2
milli- m 0.001 10-3
micro- 𝝻 0.000 001 10-6
nano- n 0.000 000 001 10-9

Practice – write these measurements in base units

a) 1.87 Mg b) 0.63 𝝻m

c) 0.0045 mA d) 6903839 nm

Practice – write these measurements using an appropriate SI prefix

a) 1.89 × 106 m b) 0.004 m

c) 4500000000 g d) 4.5 × 10-2 m

Practice – convert between the SI prefixes indicated

1. 0.061 L = mL 2. 13.82 mL = L

3. 0.000023 Mg = kg 4. 8520 mg = kg

5. 1234000 ng = g 6. 6798 cm = m

7. 4657000 μm = m 8. 11.43 g = mg

9. 0.000304 kg = g 10. 56.2 m = mm


11.
56.5 g = kg 12. 56.2 m = cm

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Physics 10
The realm of physics
Unit conversion worksheet
A tad more complex questions – the fun ones

1. A bottle contains 1.75 litres of lemonade


A can contains 330ml of lemonade

Dave has 2 bottles of lemonade and 6 cans of lemonade, how many milliliters of
lemonade does he have in total?

2. 4 tins of soup have a mass of 1.8kg


3 tins of soup and 2 packets of soup have a mass of 1420g

Find the mass (Kg) of 7 tins of soup and 5 packets of soup?

3. A rectangular block measures 41 mm by 2.8 cm by 0.021 m.

Calculate its volume giving your answer to an appropriate number of significant figures.

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