Converting Metric Units of Mass: mg, g, and kg

This video tutorial by Mr. J covers the conversion of metric units of mass, focusing on milligrams, grams, and kilograms. It explains the base unit of mass in the metric system, the gram, and how prefixes like milli and kilo modify the unit. The video provides examples and step-by-step instructions for converting between these units, including converting kilograms to grams, grams to kilograms, kilograms to milligrams, milligrams to kilograms, and milligrams to grams.

What is the base unit of mass in the metric system?

• Gram

• Pound

• Milligram

• Kilogram

What is the mass of a paperclip in the metric system?

• About 100 milligrams

• About 1 milligram

• About 1 gram

• About 1 kilogram

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What does the prefix 'milli' in milligrams represent?

• 1/100th

• 1/10th

• 1/1000th

• 1/10000th

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If you have 3 kilograms, how many grams do you have?

• 300

• 300,000

• 3000

• 30,000

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How many grams are in a kilogram?

• 100,000

• 1000

• 100

• 10,000

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To convert grams to kilograms, you need to:

• Divide by 100

• Divide by 1000

• Multiply by 100

• Multiply by 1000

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Converting 5,000 grams to kilograms results in:

• 0.5 kilograms

• 50 kilograms

• 500 kilograms

• 5 kilograms

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How many milligrams are in one kilogram?

• 1,000,000

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 100,000,000

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How many kilograms are 4 million milligrams?

• 4000

• 400

• 40

• 4

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If you have 8,000 milligrams, how many grams do you have?

• 800

• 80

• 8

• 0.8

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