Converting to smaller units word problems (metric)

The first instance of  is under the 4th Grade Math Mission. This exercise practices unit conversions in the Metric System.

Types of Problems
There is one type of problem in this exercise:


 * 1) Convert units: This problem describes a situation and the student has to use knowledge of the metric system of units to arrive at an answer. The problem type in the picture has a comparison element, but most are just one answer fill in the blank.

Strategies
This exercise is easy to get accuracy badges as long as you know the conversions in the USCS system. It is easy to attain speed badges because the conversion factors in metric are all powers of ten, in other words, moving decimal places.


 * 1) There seem to be two major conversions used, 1000 milliliters in a liter and 1000 grams in a kilogram.