Units of Measurement - Length

Units of Measurement

Unit of Measurement - Length

• mm (millimetres) - cm (centimetres) - m (metres) - km (kilometres)

• 10 mm = 1cm

• 100cm = 1m

• 1000m = 1km

• When converting from smaller to bigger unit we DIVIDE (i.e. 157mm ÷ 10 = 15.7cm)

• When converting from bigger to smaller unit we MULTIPLY (i.e. 14.675km x 1000 = 14675m)

Multiple Choice

20 cm = __________ mm

• 100

• 200

• 600

• 1,000

Multiple Choice

4 m = ______ cm

• 4,000

• 400

• 40

Multiple Choice

6 km = ________ m

• 60

• 600

• 6,000

• 60,000

Multiple Choice

7 m = ________ cm

• 500

• 700

• 800

• 1,000

Multiple Choice

Convert 12 km to m

• 120 m

• 1,200 m

• 12,000 m

• 120,000 m

Multiple Choice

150mm = ?cm

• 0.15

• 1.5

• 15

Multiple Choice

Morgan can walk 5,000 meters in one hour. If Morgan walks at the same rate for 4 hours, how many kilometers can she walk in the 4 hours?

• 2 km

• 5 km

• 10 km

• 20 km

Multiple Choice

Alberto is cutting a piece of carpet for his bedroom. His room is 3 meters long. The carpet he is cutting measures 400 centimeters. How many centimeters should Alberto cut off to make the carpet fit?

• 1 m

• 100 cm

• 1 cm

• 100 m