Metric Mass Units (mg, g, kg, t)

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1.
How many milligrams are in 1 gram?
1. a)100
2. b)1000
3. c)10
4. d)10000
2.
Which unit would you use to measure the mass of an elephant?
1. a)Milligrams (mg)
2. b)Grams (g)
3. c)Kilograms (kg)
4. d)Tonnes (t)
3.
Convert 3 kg to grams.
4.
Convert 5000 mg to grams.
5.
Which is heavier: 500 g or 0.4 kg?
1. a)Cannot compare
2. b)500 g
3. c)They are equal
4. d)0.4 kg
6.
A recipe needs 1.5 kg of flour. You have 800 g. How many more grams do you need?
7.
A truck can carry 8 tonnes. How many kilograms is this?
8.
A vitamin tablet contains 250 mg of vitamin C. If you take 2 tablets daily, how many grams of vitamin C do you take per day?
9.
How many grams are in 1 tonne?
1. a)1000000
2. b)100000
3. c)1000
4. d)10000
10.
Convert 2.75 kg to grams.
11.
Convert 4500 g to kilograms. Write your answer as a decimal.
12.
A box of cereal weighs 750 g. How many boxes are needed to have at least 5 kg of cereal?
13.
Convert 2,500,000 mg to kilograms.
14.
A shipping container holds 15.5 tonnes of cargo. How many kilograms is this?
1. a)155000 kg
2. b)1550000 kg
3. c)1550 kg
4. d)15500 kg
15.
A recipe uses 125 g of butter. If butter is sold in 250 g packs, and you need to make the recipe 6 times, how many packs do you need to buy?