conversions worksheet

Worksheet Unit ConversionsWrite the appropriate symbol and multiplier for each metric prefix (try to do it WITHOUT referring toyour notes!)1. femto f x10 -156. giga2. kilo3. tera4. centi5. micro7. nano8. pico9. milli10. megaMake the following conversions using factor-label method:11. 3.4 L to mL16. 13.7 cm to m3.4 L 1 mL = 3.4 x 10 3 mL10 -3 L12. 876 km to m 17. 14,030,200 fs to s13. 78,999 g to g 18. 0.00084 MW to W14. 0.90 nC to C 19. 23,000 km to mm15. 12 g to kg 20. 2,860,000 kJ to MJ

Other Conversion Factors1.0 L = 1.057 qts 1.0 gal=4.0 qts 1.0 lb = 16 oz 1.0 kg = 2.205 lbs1.0 in = 2.54 cm 1 mi = 5280 ft 1 mi = 1.609 km 1.0 mL = 1 cm 3Make the following conversions using factor-label method:21. Convert 50 gallons to liters50 gal 4 qts 1.0 L = 189 L1 gal 1.057 qts22. How many feet are 500 inches (express answer as a decimal)?23. How many grams are in 45 ounces?24. Convert 40 cubic feet to cubic centimeters25. Convert 5 x 10 15 mm/ns to mi/hr.26. One slice of bread provides you with 50 nutritional calories of energy. If a 1-lb loaf of bread contains 18slices, how many Joules of energy are obtained by eating 1.00 g of bread? (1 nutritional calorie equals 1 kcaland 1 cal = 4.18 J)27. A ream of paper costs $14.00. There are 500 sheets of paper in a ream and each sheet of paper weighs0.500 oz. What is the price per pound of paper?28. The diameter of the earth is 1.27 x 10 4 km. How many centuries would it take to dig to the opposite side ofthe earth if you were digging at a rate of 4 mi/day?29. Calculate the speed your fingernails are growing in units of nm/s. (Start by estimating how many millimetersthey grow in a month).