Metric Units: Length, Capacity, & Mass

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Metric Units: Length, Capacity, & Mass

By Michelle Taylor

I can describe the relationship between metric units of measurement.

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MGSE4.MD.1 Know relative sizes of measurement units within one system of units including km, m, cm; kg, g; lb, oz.; l, ml; hr, min, sec. a. Understand the relationship between gallons, cups, quarts, and pints. b. Express larger units in terms of smaller units within the same measurement system. c. Record measurement equivalents in a two column table.

Metric Units of Measurement

Length

1 millimeter (mm)

It is very small.

1 centimeter (cm)

1 cm = 10 mm

1 meter (m)

1 m = 100 cm

1 m = 1000 mm

1 kilometer (km)

1 km = 1000 m

Multiple Choice

The height of a Ferris wheel

• 7 m

• 7,000 m

• 70 m

• 1 km

Multiple Choice

The length of a carrot

• 15 cm

• 15 mm

• 0.5 m

• 150 cm

Multiple Choice

The length of a rattlesnake

• 16 cm

• 1.6 m

• 1.6 km

• 16 m

​250 mm = __ cm

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3,000 km = __ m​

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500 cm = __ mm​

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Multiple Choice

5 km = __ m

• 50

• 5,000

• 500

• 5

Multiple Choice

450 cm = __ mm

• 4,500

• 4.5

• 0.45

• 45

Metric Units of Measurement

Capacity (Volume)

Capacity or Volume

This is a measurement for the amount of space to fill something. It is commonly used for liquids.

Milliliter (ml)

A very small amount, a drop.

Liter (l)

1 l = 1,000 ml

Multiple Choice

A spoon of cough syrup

• 15 ml

• 1 l

Multiple Choice

An aquarium

• 40 ml

• 40 l

Multiple Choice

A juice box

• 25 l

• 250 ml

​1,000 ml = __ l

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​50 l = __ ml

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100 l = __ ml​

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Multiple Choice

40 l = __ ml

• 4

• 400

• 40,000

• 400,000

Multiple Choice

7,000 ml = __ l

• 7

• 70

• 0.7

• 700

Metric Units of Mass​

Gram (g)​

​Light. The weight of a pen or a grape.

Kilogram​ (kg)

​Heavier. The weight of a water bottle or a pineapple.

Multiple Choice

Would you measure this using grams or kilograms?

• Grams

• Kilograms

John has 50 water balloons that will hold 300 ml of water each. How many liters of water will he need to fill all the balloons?

Multiple Choice

What would you use to measure this?

• Grams

• Kilograms

​10 kg = __ g

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10,000 g = __ kg

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2 kg = __ g​

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Multiple Choice

8000 g = _______ kg

• 800

• 8

• 80

• 8000

Multiple Choice

6 kg = _________ g

• 6000

• 600

• 60

• 6