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Units

The International System of Units (ISU) is used for measurements in Australia. It is important to be able to convert between the different units in the ISU.

Try the following questions to refresh your memory and check your skills. If you have any difficulty follow the underlined links for further information.

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Self-Test

Questions
1. How many $centimetres$ are in $one \ metre$?
2. How many $metres$ are in $one \ centimetre$?
3. How many $square \ metres$ are in $one \ hectare$?
4. How many $grams$ are in $one \ kilogram$?
5. How many $kilograms$ are in $one \ tonne$?

See  Metric Units
 
6. Express $30 \ mm$ in units of $cm$.
7. Express $2 \ km^2$ in units of $hectares$.
8. Express $50 \ cm^3$ in units of $m^3$.
9. Express $0\mbox{.}002 \ m^3$ in units of $cm^3$.
10. Express $0\mbox{.}5 \ tonnes \ per \ cubic \ metre$ in units of $g \, cm^{-3}$.

See  Changing Units