Metric vs Imperial: which weight unit should I use?
- 1. A table weighs about 60 kilograms, around how many pounds does it weigh?
A) 130
B) 13
C) 60,000
D) 27
- 2. Emily's niece weighs about 14,000 grams, how many kilograms does she weigh?
A) 0.014
B) 14,000
C) 14
D) 1.4
- 3. An average turkey weighs about 9 pounds, around how many kg is this weight? Remember, 1 kg = 2.2 lb.
A) 20
B) 0.9
C) 144
D) 4
- 4. A large bottle of pop weighs 2 kg. How many pounds does it weigh? Remember, 1 kg = 2.2 lb.
A) You can't weigh liquid, silly!
B) 0.9
C) 4.4
D) 2,000
- 5. If you were going to weigh one single strawberry, which of the following units would you use?
A) grams
B) mg
C) kilograms
D) pounds
- 6. If you were going to weigh a cat, which of the following is the best unit to use?
A) grams
B) ounces
C) tons
D) kilograms
- 7. To weigh an large passenger airplane, which of the following units would be the best to use?
A) gram
B) tonne
C) kg
D) mg
- 8. If you wanted to weigh a bear, which unit would you use?
A) kg
B) g
C) mg
D) oz
- 9. Which of the following is the closest to the actual mass of a pencil?
A) 10 kg
B) 10 lb
C) 10 g
D) 10 mg
- 10. The closest weight for a bottle of water is?
A) 5 g
B) 500 g
C) 5,000 g
D) 50 g
- 11. Jonny takes Vitamin C every morning. The Vitamin C in ONE pill is measured in
A) oz
B) g
C) lb
D) mg
- 12. Jayson lifted 108 lb. Andrea lifted 53 kg. Choose the correct statement. Remember, 1 kg = 2.2 lb.
A) Andrea lifted 106 lb.
B) Jayson lifted 49 kg
C) Andrea lifted 24 lb.
D) Jayson lifted more than Andrea.
- 13. At a store, mozzarella cheese is on sale for $26/kg OR $12/lb. Which statement is correct? Remember, 1 kg = 2.2 lb.
A) Buying in lbs is cheaper.
B) Buying in kg is cheaper.
C) The kg converts to $57/lb.
D) The cheese costs the same in either unit.
- 14. One case of water bottles weighs 12.5 kg. How many pounds do TWO cases weigh? Remember, 1 kg = 2.2 lb.
A) 11.4 lb
B) 27.5 lb
C) 22.8 lb
D) 55 lb
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