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