sue ‘Name: Date: Physical Science Dimensional Analysis (Unit Conversion) Worksheet Conversions T hour = 60 minutes Lyard=3 feet I meter = 3.28 feet . 1 ight second = 300,000,000 meters Ibs Lb =0.45 kg I quart = 0.946 liters 2 miles/hour 1 foot = 12 inches Linch = 2.54 m= 25.4 mm lometer 1000 mm = 1 meter 100 cm 10 mm = centimeter | minute = 60 seconds 1 meter Convert the following quantities using Dimensional Analysis and showing ALL of your work including the units. Use the steps in the textbox at the bottom of the page to help you! ‘A. 565,900 seconds into days SES, 400 seconde / | bows 1 day __\ 1 Eats ose (scieeTa) | Goan wear’ ) = 6.55 days B. 17 years into minutes C. 43 miles into feet WB emiles, ( S285-4%)\= 394, 040 feet D. 165 pounds into kilograms went (n+ 1s ay ‘Steps for Dimensional Analysis: 1. Write the ‘given’ as a fraction with ‘I'as the denominator. (If the number you are converting from has two units (like mls or km/h) put | the second unit on the bottom with the ‘I’ 2. Write a multiplication sign and a line indicating another fraction. | 3. Inthe denominator of this second fraction, write the unt of the given | (Go that i¢ will cancel. Inthe numerator, write the unit that you are | converting to 4, By the unit that i larger, write a“, By the other number write the conversion factor. 5. Multiply and Divide to get the answer. Make sure your answer has a unit!E, 100 yards into meters 4 3 feet. Lae e (Doyerts ( T oe Gertie ae feet )~ ALL meters F. 22,647 inches into miles 23, 64 inches ( Aft \G domes, \ = 5,280 1 (4 ci 36 miles G. 2678 cm into feet WK cee A incl \ ft _ (Ee SH cw aes $1.06 feet H. 60 miles per hour into meters per second GO miles / 5280 feet y( Lecter ) Louw) _ Thou (1 wik Fate Ft} ( su00 sec 2.93 weters| second 1. 130 meters per second into miles x hour [BO _mekers / 3.26 44.)/ | mile) / 3600 seconds) F i Second at (Bae ee) Sago ft Cs hour ) 340.13 wiles] hour J. 1100 feet per second into miles per hour (Woo feet / I mile _\ / 3400 saowss\ _ . ae (sw a )( | hour ) 150 mites | hour K. 53 yards per hour into inches per week SB dards. (948 (12 hes) ( murs.) (1 “ake T eur Peels ENC TF CE) (FEE) = s 058 tesco L. 721 Ibs per week into ae Per second al lbs. ( z Le La sate SE \e \ (ae {owe = days LSM hours JR G00 Keends) =, 000SHR week, | se Steps for Dimensional Analysis: 1. Wate the ‘given’ asa fraction with ‘I's the denominator, (Ifthe number you are converting from has two units (like m/s or km/hr) put the second unit on the bottom with the “I. 2. Write a multiplication sign and a line indicating another fraction. 3. In the denominator ofthis second fraction, write the unt of the given (so that it will cancel). In the numerator, write the unit that you are converting to 4, By the unit that is larger, write a1", By the other mumber write the conversion factor 5. Multiply and Divide to get the answer, Make sure your answer has a unit!Nam Date: M. 88 inches per second into miles per day $B inches / | 4 L vai ( ieesecest 2H hours) _ (second i. site) ( T hour eae (dey = [a0 rites [dary N. 12080 gallons per month into liters per hour ©. 27 miles per hour to feet per second D1 miles / 52g0 4. S280.) Thou (irene 3e00 seconds = 34. b F4| second I mile P. 186,282 kilometers per hour into meters per second $6,282 Km (000 w [ hour tohesencoe (loom 7 ben 7 hour 1 enn ( scsoeeeeea) = SU TYS meters [Sceond Q. The average student is in class 330 minutes per day. How many hours per day is the student in class? 330 minules 1 frowe : \ 1 day ( Co minke s 5.5 hours} day R. The speed of light is 3 x 10* meters per second (m/s). What is the speed of light in miles per year (oir B 10S weeters (3.28 44 \/ (mile y/ a0 See (24 he cal 35d ss.) \ second \T reer (sre T A a a Er S. Convert 34 meters to centimeters oa eeeiers ( (0 cra — t Vomeke ) = 3400 cm ‘T. Convert 85.5 centimeters to millimeters WS aw ( Steps for Dimensional Analy: 1. Write the ‘given’ as a fraction with ‘I’ as the denominator. (Ifthe number you are converting from has two units (like m/s or km/hr) put the second unit on the bottom with the ‘I 2. Write a multiplication sign and a line indicating another fraction. 3. In the denominator of this second fraction, write the unit of the given (Go that i¢ will cancel), In the numerator, write the unit that you are converting to 4, By the unit that is larger, write a‘I', By the other number write the conversion factor. 5. Multiply and Divide to get the answer. Make sure your answer has unit!