Writing Measurements Conventionally Worksheet
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2Writing Measurements Conventionally Worksheet
Name: ________________________________
Physical Science A
Date: ______________________ Hour: ______
Punctuation rules help us read with comprehension. Modern metric (SI) measurement has its own punctuation
rules. These rules are used worldwide.
SI PUNCTUATION RULES
Rule #1:
Leave a space between the numerical value and the symbol. (3 g not 3g)
Rule #2:
There are no plural measurement symbols. (kg not kgs)
Rule #3:
There are no periods written after units. (kg not kg.)
Rule #4:
A space is used instead of a comma when writing large numbers. (1 000 kg not
1,000 kg)
Rule #5:
A zero is used before a value less than 1. (0.6 kg not .6 kg)
In questions 1 - 5, circle the measurement symbols that CORRECTLY follow each rule.
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1. Rule #1:
1 m
10mL
15kg
20 m
1.2m
55 N
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2. Rule #2:
6 kg
20 mLs
9 kgs
15 m s
24 N
8 gs
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3. Rule #3:
5 m .
60 km.
45 s
52 m
9 N.
6 kg
4. Rule #4:
5,100 m
1 502 g
2,433 km
1,300 mL
10 403 N
1,750 kg
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5. Rule #5:
0.6 m
.03 N
0.15 kg
0.98 m
.40 m
.8 dm
6. Using all five rules, circle the correctly written measurements:
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500 m
20 kgs
35 s
.1 m
1,000 kg
45N
0.3 m
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14 K
0.46 m
4L
.2 L
1 500 m
41s
5 L
7. Write the measurement phrases below as numbers and units.
a. two hundred kilograms
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b. twenty-five centimeters
__________________________________________________________
c. eighty liters
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d. twenty square meters ________________________________________________________________
e. five moles
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f. thirty seconds
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