Dimensional Analysis / Conversions Worksheet

Work these problems and show all work. Please put them in your notebook in an organized
manner (possibly a binder). The answers are at the end. The best method is to work several
problems and then check your answers to see if you are getting it. If there are any problems, you
can email me, see me before school starts (I usually get there at 7:20 am), see me during one of
my break periods, ask me during class, or schedule a time after school to meet up and go over
any problems. Also, all answers should be written with the correct unit at the end of the
problem.

1. Convert 0.56 kg to g.
2. Convert 43 kmh to ms.
3. Convert 5021 centimeters (cm) to kilometers (km).
4. Convert the speed 5.30 ms to kmh.
5. Convert 1.8 hour to minutes.
6. Convert 8.50 inches (in) to centimeters (cm).
(Conversion factor: 1 in = 2.54 cm)
7. If a woman has a mass of 115 lb (pound), what is her mass in grams?
(Conversion factor: 1 lb = 453.6 g)
8. The average speed of a nitrogen molecule in air at 25 is 515 ms. Convert this speed to
mph (miles per hour).
(Conversion factor: 1 mile = 1.609 km)
9. Earths ocean contains approximately 1.36 x 109 km3 of water. Calculate the volume in
liters.
(Conversion Factor: 1 L = 103 m3 )
10. You travel to Brazil for the Olympics. You are driving and you see the speed limit is 90
km . How fast are you driving in mph (miles per hour)?
h
(Conversion factor: 1 mile = 1.609 km)

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11.
A. How many inches are in one mile?
B. How many centimeter (cm) are in one mile?
(Conversion factor: 1 in = 2.540 cm)
12. Convert 1.76 yds (yards) to cm?
(Conversion factor: 1 meter = 1.094 yd)
(Conversion factor: 1 in = 2.540 cm)
13. Convert 1,285 cm2 to m2 .
14. (Multiple Choice) A German automobiles gas mileage is 22 kmL. Convert this quantity to
miles per gallon (gal).
(Conversion factor: 1 mile = 1.609 km)
(Conversion factor: 1 liter = 0.264172052 gal)
a. 9.3 migal

b. 1.30 x 102 migal

c. 52 migal
d. 13.6 migal

15. A wooden block has a volume of 18.5 in3 . Express the volume of the cube in cm3 .
Hint: The conversion factor is 1 inch = 2.540 cm. Since it is cubed, you have to multiply
that conversion factor three times.
a.
b.
c.
d.

303 cm3
47.0 cm3
1.13 cm3
7.28 cm3

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ANSWERS:
1. 560 g
2. 12 ms
3. 5.021 x 102 km
4. 19.08 kmh
5. 108 min
6. 21.6 cm
7. 5.22 x 104 g
8. 1.15 x 103 mihr
9. 1.36 x 1021 L
10. 56 mihr
11.
A. 63, 260 in
B. 160,934.40 cm
12. 161 cm
13. 0.1285 m2
14. 52 migal or 52 mpg
15. 303 cm3