Unit Conversion

Physics
1m = 100 cm = 1000 mm
1 kg = 1000 g
1 L = 1000 ml
 Exercises
• Eg.1 Convert 44 lbs into kg. ( 1 kg = 2.2 lbs)

• Eg.2 Convert 100 m2 into ft2. (1 ft = 0.305 m)

• Eg.3 Convert 30 m/s into miles per hour ( 1 mi = 1600 m , 1 hour = 3600s )

Eg 4.
• Choose the correct answer for converting 10ft into km. ( 1 ft = 0.305 m)
• (a) 0.00305 km
• (b) 327.87 km
• (c) 0.0305 km
• (d) 30.5 km
• Eg.1 Convert 44 lbs into kg. ( 1 kg = 2.2 lbs)
• Eg.2 Convert 100 m2 into ft2. (1 ft = 0.305 m)
• Eg.3
• Convert 30 m/s into miles per hour ( 1 mi = 1600 m , 1 hour = 3600s )
Eg 4.
• Choose the correct answer for converting 10ft into km. ( 1 ft = 0.305 m)
• (a) 0.00305 km
• (b) 327.87 km
• (c) 0.0305 km
• (d) 30.5 km
Power of ten
Metric Prefixes
Answers
1. A dermatology patient is treated with ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 375 nm. What is the
wavelength expressed in centimeters?

2. The mass of Earth is 5.98 × 1024 kg. What is the mass expressed in megagrams?

3. If a Mazda Miata is traveling at 95 km/h, what is the speed in meters per second (given that 1 km = 1000 m,
and 1 h = 3600 s)?

4 . If a tennis ball weighs 2.0 oz, what is the mass of the tennis ball in grams? ( 1 lb = 16 oz)
• 1. A dermatology patient is treated with ultraviolet light having a
wavelength of 375 nm. What is the wavelength expressed in centimeters?
• 2. The mass of Earth is 5.98 × 1024 kg. What is the mass expressed in
megagrams?
• 3. If a Mazda Miata is traveling at 95 km/h, what is the speed in meters
per second (given that 1 km = 1000 m, and 1 h = 3600 s)?
4. If a tennis ball weighs 2.0 oz, what is the mass of the tennis ball in
grams? ( 1 lb = 16 oz)