Metric Weight Units (g, kg)

Show your work for each problem.

1.
How many grams are in kilogram?
1. a)100
2. b)10
3. c)1000
4. d)10000
Answer: 1000
kg g. The prefix 'kilo' always means .
2.
Convert kg to grams.
Answer: 2000
kg g
3.
Convert g to kilograms.
Answer: 5
g kg
4.
Which object weighs about gram?
1. a)A textbook
2. b)A liter of water
3. c)A paperclip
4. d)A car
Answer: A paperclip
A paperclip weighs about gram. A liter of water weighs kg ( g), and textbooks and cars are much heavier.
5.
A bag of apples weighs kg. How many grams is this?
Answer: 1500
1. What is the conversion factor from kg to g? 1000
2. Should you multiply or divide? multiply
3. Calculate: 1500
6.
A book weighs grams. Convert this to kilograms.
Answer: 0.75
1. What is the conversion factor from g to kg? 1000
2. Should you multiply or divide? divide
3. Calculate: 0.75
7.
Which is heavier: g or kg?
1. a)Cannot compare
2. b) kg
3. c)They weigh the same
4. d) g
Answer: g
kg g. Since , g is heavier than kg.
8.
Convert kg to grams.
Answer: 2750
g
9.
Convert g to kilograms.
Answer: 4.25
kg
10.
A recipe needs kg of flour and g of sugar. What is the total weight in grams?
Answer: 1600
1. Convert kg to grams: 1200
2. Add the flour and sugar: 1600
11.
You buy g of apples and kg of oranges. What is the total weight in kilograms?
Answer: 2.3
1. Convert g to kg: 0.8
2. Add the weights: 2.3
12.
A medicine tablet contains mg. How many grams is this?
1. a) g
2. b) g
3. c) g
4. d) g
Answer: g
mg g. Remember: g mg.
13.
A suitcase weighs kg. You add g of clothes and g of books. What is the total weight in kg?
Answer: 15.75
1. Convert g to kg: 2.5
2. Convert g to kg: 0.75
3. Add all weights: 15.75
14.
A bag of rice weighs kg. After cooking, you use g. How many grams of rice are left?
Answer: 3750
kg g. g remaining.
15.
You take vitamin tablets daily, each containing mg. How many grams of vitamins do you take per week?
Answer: 7
1. Daily mg: 1000
2. Convert to grams: 1
3. Weekly total: 7
16.
Order from lightest to heaviest: kg, g, g
1. a) g, kg, g
2. b) g, g, kg
3. c) g, kg, g
4. d) kg, g, g
Answer: g, kg, g
kg g. In order: g g ( kg) g