Converting Metric Units

Multiple Choice

We are considering purchasing carpet for the floor and need to determine the required __________before making a purchase.

• color
• materials
• quantity

• price

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Things are measured using specific ___________

• universal language
• units of measurement
• specific tools
• units of measurement

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The size of these measures does not change, and they are known as ______________.

• variant units

• constant units

• standard units

• unchanging units

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The length of your arms outstretched.

• Metre

• Centimetre

Multiple Choice

What can we use to measure in metres?

• scale
• yardstick
• metre stick

• compass

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A fingernail is about________ wide.

• one centimetre

• one milimetre

• one metre

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Why do we estimate?

• it can save us some time

• To confuse people with unnecessary details
• To waste time and resources
• To procrastinate on making decisions

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Which of these is the best estimate for the length of a textbook?

• a)90 centimetres (cm)

• c)8 centimetres (cm)

• b)1 metre (m)

• d)25 centimetres (cm)

Multiple Choice

Now, let’s estimate which of these should be measured in metres (m) or in centimetres (cm) and then measure:

pencil

• km
• m
• ft
• cm

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Now, let’s estimate which of these should be measured in metres (m) or in centimetres (cm) and then measure:

library

• m

• mm
• km
• inches

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let’s estimate which of these should be measured in metres (m) or in centimetres (cm) and then measure

lunch box

• m
• inches
• km
• cm

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let’s estimate which of these should be measured in metres (m) or in centimetres (cm) and then measure

A Desk's length

• m

• cm

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width of door

• Cm

• m

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length of hall

• m

• cm

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length of window

• cm

• m

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Kilometers are used to measure _____ distances.

• long

• short

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The Séan O’Casey Bridge is__________m so it is almost a tenth of a kilometre in length.

• 98

• 89

Multiple Choice

It takes the average person ____________ minutes to walk 1km at a moderate pace

• 10 to 12

• 20

• 30

• 40

Multiple Choice

Trundle Wheel

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The trundle wheel measures distance by using an internal mechanism that counts ___________the wheel makes thus indicating the distance covered based on the circumference of the wheel.

• number of rotations
• number of spins
• number of cycles
• number of revolutions

Categorize

Options (9)

distance from home to shop

distance from home to shop

distance from home to shop

teachers desk

electric scooter

lunch box

race car track

water bottle

a book

distance travelled to school

the yard

Organize these options into the right categories

Ruler (cm)

Metre Stick (m)

Trundle Wheel (km)

Multiple Choice

How many centimetres are there in a metre?

• 100
• 50
• 200
• 75

Multiple Choice

100cm = ?????? m

• 1
• 1000
• 10
• 0.1

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A centimetre is _______times smaller than a metre

• 10
• 50
• 100
• 200

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Centi meaning one________, so the word centimetre means one hundredth of a metre.

• tenth
• thousandth
• millionth
• hundredth

Multiple Choice

If a pea measures 8mm what would this be in cm?

• 0.08mm
• 8.0cm
• 0.8cm
• 0.08cm

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If something measures 5mm what would this be in cm?

• 1cm
• 0.5cm
• 0.3cm
• 0.7cm

Multiple Choice

What unit of measurement is the biggest?

• Millimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

• Centimeters

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6.45 cm = __________ mm

• 645 mm

• 64.5 mm

• 0.654 mm

• 6450 mm

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45000 m = _________ km

• 4.5 km

• 45 km

• 450 km

• 4500 km

Multiple Choice

Which unit of measurement is the smallest?

• Millimeters

• Kilometers

• Centimeters

• Meters

Multiple Choice

The unit of measurement used to determine the conversion factor.

• Meters

• Base Units

• Metric System

• Conversion Factor

Multiple Choice

The base unit for length in the metric system.

• Meters

• Base Units

• Metric System

• Conversion Factor

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A measurement system based on decimals and powers of 10.

• Meters

• Base Units

• Metric System

• Conversion Factor

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The rule used to change from one unit of measurement to another.

• Meters

• Base Units

• Metric System

• Conversion Factor

Multiple Choice

1 km = _______ m

• 10 m

• 100 m

• 1000 m

• 0.1 m

Multiple Choice

• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

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• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

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• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

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• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

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• Millometers

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

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• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kiolmeters

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• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

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• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

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50 m = ________ cm

• 5 cm

• 500 cm

• 5000 cm

• 0.5 cm

Multiple Choice

Jessica's shoe box is 20 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. How many more millimeters is the length of the shoe box than the width?

• 10 cm

• 100 mm

• 10 mm

• 100 cm

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