Scientific Notation
The Metric System
The Imperial System
Measuring and Referents
Converting Units
100

The number 1200 written using Scientific Notation

What is 1.2 x 10?

100

The operation needed to convert from millimeters to centimeters.

What is divide by 10 ? 

100

The number of inches in a foot.

What is 12?

100

The most appropriate Metric unit to measure the mass ("weight") of a single chocolate chip.

What is milligrams (mg) ?

100

A distance of 16.87 meters, as measured using yards and rounded to one decimal place. (1 m = 1.094 yds)

What is 18.5 yards?

200

The number 0.00000395 written in Scientific Notation

What is 3.95 x 10-6 ?

200

The operation needed to convert from Liters (L) to milliliters (mL).

What is x 1 000?

200

Two examples of the Imperial System commonly used in Canada.

What is 

- weight (measured in pounds)

- height (measured in feet and inches)

- yards used in golf/football

- feet/inches used to measure lumber

200

The most appropriate Imperial unit to measure the width of your hand.

What is inches?

200

The number of fluid ounces in a 4L jug of milk, rounded to two decimal places. (1 fl. oz. = 29.57 mL)

What is 135.27 fl. oz.?

300

The number 6535.28 x 10-3  written in Standard Form

What is 6.53528 ?

300

There are 100 meters in this metric unit.

What is a hectometer?

300

The number of fluid ounces (fl. oz.) in one cup

What is 8 fluid ounces?

300

The measurement shown on the ruler, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.

What is 3.3 cm?

300

The result when using the equation 

F = C x 1.8 + 32°  to convert 140o F to Celsius.

What is 60o C?

400

The number 0.000029467 x 1011 written in Standard Form

What is 2 946 700 ?

400

The solution to the following problem:

Convert 64.25 g to mg

What is 64 250 mg?

400

The solution to the following problem:

Knowing that 1 ton = 2000 lb, convert 2.7 tons to pounds.

What is 5 400 lbs?

400

The measurement shown on the ruler, to the nearest sixteenth of an inch. (remember to answer with fully reduced fractions)

What is 3  3/8 inches?

400

A volume of 35 quarts, as measured using Litres

(1 quart = 2 pt (pints) ; 1 pint = 2 c (cups); 1 cup = 8 fl.oz. ; 1 fl.oz. = 29.57 mL)

What is 33 L?

500

The number of millimeters in a kilometer (written in Scientific Notation)

What is 1.0 x 106 ?

500

The solution to the following problem:

Convert 56.432 cm to meters

What is 0.56432 m?

500

The solution to the following problem:

Knowing that 1 mile = 5280 ft, and 1 ft = 12 inches, find the number of miles in 639 700 inches (round to the nearest whole number)

What is 10 miles?

500

The measurement shown on the ruler, to the nearest sixteenth of an inch. (remember to answer with fully reduced fractions)

What is 4  9/16 inch?

500

The solution to the following problem:

You along with 3 friends step onto an elevator in a store in the USA. There is a sign on the wall indicating the maximum weight allowed is 650 pounds. You know that the average weight of Canadian teenagers is 70 kg. By how many pounds are you over or under?

(1 kg = 2.2 lbs) 

What is 34 pounds under the maximum weight?

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