Metric Conversions Lesson & Questions

Units of Measurement

• Length = Meters (m)

• Weight = Grams (g)

• Volume = Liters (L)

Unit Pre-fixes

• kilo (k) --> (LARGEST)

• hecto (h)

• deka (dk)

• base unit

• deci (d)

• centi (c)

• milli (m) --> (SMALLEST)

Multiple Choice

Which is larger? 1 km or 1dm

• 1 km

• 1 dm

Multiple Choice

Put these units in order from smallest to largest.

• mg, cm, dm, g, kg, dkg, hg

• mg, cm, dm, g, dkg, hg, kg

Multiple Choice

Convert 25 m to mm

• 25000 mm

• 250 mm

• .25 mm

• .00025 mm

Multiple Choice

Convert 45 mm to dm

• 450 dm

• .45 dm

• 450000 dm

• 34 dm

Multiple Choice

Convert 120 km to m

• 1,200 m

• .45 m

• 120,000 m

• .120 m

Multiple Choice

Convert 120 m to km

• 1,200 km

• .45 km

• 120,000 km

• .120 km

Multiple Choice

Which is larger?

250 kg or 250,000 cg

• 250 kg

• 250,000 cg

Multiple Choice

Our Base 10 number system allow us to use Powers of Ten to complete math quickly and easily. What other system uses Powers of Ten?

• Metric System Conversion

• Customary Measurement Conversions

• Math all math

Fill in the Blank

The metric system is based on _________ value. Each unit is related to the next largest or next smallest unit by a POWER OF ______.

Fill in the Blank

Jamie made a bracelet 1.8 decimeters long. How many millimeters long is Jamie’s bracelet?

Multiple Choice

Mario rode his bike 100,000 mm to see Javon, how many meters did he ride?

• 10,000 meters

• 1,000 meters

• 100 meters

• 10 meters

Multiple Choice

If I move my decimal point to the right it makes the units...

• larger

• smaller

• doesn't change

• it does nothing