Metric Measures

Multiple Choice

Length can be measured in (pick one):

• liters (l)

• grams (g)

• meters (m)

• Newtons (N)

Multiple Choice

Mass can measured in (pick one):

• kilograms (kg)

• liters (l)

• meters (m)

• milliliters (ml)

Multiple Choice

Capacity can be measured in (pick one):

• Meters (m)

• Liters (l)

• Kilograms (kg)

• Kilometers (km)

Converting between centimeter and millimeters​

• ​When you are given cm and want to convert to mm, multiply by 10.

• ​When you are given mm and want to convert to cm, divide by 10.

Converting centimeter to millimeters​

• ​When you are given cm and want to convert to mm, multiply by 10.

Multiple Choice

How many millimeters are there in 18 centimeters? (18 cm = ? mm)

[cm to mm, so multiply by 10]

• 1.8 mm

• 9 mm

• 180 mm

• 90 mm

Converting millimeters to centimeters ​

• ​When you are given mm and want to convert to cm, divide by 10.

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How many centimeters are there in 345 millimeters? (345 mm = ? cm)

[mm to cm, so divide by 10]

• 3450 cm

• 34.5 cm

• 17 cm

• 170 cm

Converting between meters and centimeters​

• ​When you are given m and want to convert to cm, multiply by 100.

• ​When you are given cm and want to convert to m, divide by 100.

Multiple Choice

How many centimeters are there in 0.3 meters?

(0.3 m = ? cm)

[meters to centimeters, so multiply by 100]

• 30 cm

• 0.03 cm

• 300 cm

• 0.3 cm

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How many meters are there in 70 centimeters?

(70 cm = ? m)

[centimeters to meters, so divide by 100]

• 7000 m

• 7 m

• 0.7 m

• 0.14 m

Converting between kilometers and meters​

• ​When you are given km and want to convert to m, multiply by 1000.

• ​When you are given m and want to convert to km, divide by 1000.

Multiple Choice

How many meters are there in 3.5 kilometers?

(3.5 km = ? m)

[kilometers to meters, so multiply by 1000]

• 9.26537 m

• 35 m

• 27186 m

• 3500 m

Multiple Choice

How many kilometers are in 4500 meters?

(4500 m = ? km)

[meters to kilometers, so divide by 1000]

• 100 km

• 2 km

• 4.5 km

• 4500000 km

Converting between kilograms and grams​

• ​When you are given kg and want to convert to g, multiply by 1000.

• ​When you are given g and want to convert to kg, divide by 1000.

Multiple Choice

How many grams are there in 9.5 kilograms?

(9.5 kg = ? g)

[kilograms to grams, so multiply by 1000]

• 0.0095 g

• 9500 g

• 6 g

• 14.5674 g

Multiple Choice

How many kilograms are there in 509 grams?

(509 g = ? kg)

[grams to kilograms, so divide by 1000]

• 509000 kg

• 0.509 kg

• 33 kg

• 7 kg

Converting between liters and milliliters

• ​When you are given l and want to convert to ml, multiply by 1000.

• ​When you are given ml and want to convert to l, divide by 1000.

Multiple Choice

How many milliliters are there in 4 liters?

(4 l = ? ml)

[liters to milliliters, so multiply by 1000]

• 4000 ml

• 76368 ml

• 27649372 ml

• 40 ml

Multiple Choice

How many liters are there in 1400 milliliters?

(1400 ml = ? l)

[milliliters to liters, so divide by 1000]

• 24 l

• 1.4 l

• 83638628622 l

• 7 l