Base Unit Basics
This is the base unit for mass in the metric system.
What is the gram?
Convert 2.0 kilometers to meters.
What is 2,000 meters?
Convert 1200 mL to L.
What is 1.2 L?
What is the formula for density?
What is density = mass ÷ volume?
Will an object with a density of 0.95 g/mL float in water?
What is yes?
What does the unit “L” measure?
What is volume?
You have 5000 milligrams. Convert to grams.
What is 5.0 grams?
Convert 3.4 kg to milligrams.
What is 3,400,000 mg?
You have 80 g of water with a volume of 100 mL. What is the density?
You have 80 g of water with a volume of 100 mL. What is the density?
A block of metal has a density of 7.8 g/cm³. Will it float in water?
What is no?
Which base unit is used to measure time?
What is the second?
Convert 0.125 liters to milliliters.
What is 125 mL?
Convert 1.5 meters to millimeters.
What is 1,500 mm?
An object has a volume of 25 cm³ and a density of 2.4 g/cm³. What is its mass?
What is 60 g?
You find a rock with a density of 2.5 g/mL and a sample of oil with a density of 0.92 g/mL. Which is denser?
What is the rock?
Which unit would you use to measure the length of a classroom?
What is the metre?
How many microseconds are in 0.005 seconds?
What is 5,000 µs?
You have 4.0 × 10³ mg. Convert to kg.
What is 0.004 kg?
You have a liquid with a mass of 525 g and a density of 1.05 g/mL. What is the volume?
What is 500 mL?
Which would float in ethanol (density ≈ 0.79 g/mL): wood (0.40 g/mL) or gold (19.3 g/mL)?
What is wood?
Which of these is not a base unit: kilogram, liter, second, mole?
What is kilogram?
Convert 7.2 × 10⁶ nanograms to milligrams.
What is 7.2 mg?
You walk 2.65 × 10⁵ mm. How many kilometers is that?
What is 0.265 km?
A cube has a side length of 3.0 cm and a mass of 81 g. What is its density?
What is 3.0 g/cm³?
A mystery substance sinks in water but floats in mercury (13.6 g/mL). What might its density range be?
What is between 1.0 and 13.6 g/mL?