Length Quiz

Which of these units would most likely be used to measure a backyard?

• inch
• centimeter
• meter
• foot

True or False? There are 10 millimeters in a centimeter. 

• true
• False

What is a reasonable unit of length to measure a cereal box?

• centimeters
• meters 
• millimeters
• kilometers

8 centimeters is equal to ________ mm?

• 80 millimeters
• 800 millimeters
• .08 millimeters
• 80 meters

Which is a larger unit, millimeter or centimeter?

• millimeter
• centimeter

Which unit is not a metric unit?

• decimeters
• millimeters
• centimeters
• inches

What unit of measurement would be most appropriate when measuring the length of your textbook?

• cubic centimeters
• centimeters
• meters
• kilometers

What would you use to measure the 
length of a piece of paper?

• gallons
• centimeter
• meter
• yard

The base unit for length is the

• second
• gram
• meter
• liter

Convert 1.7 km to m

• 1700
• 17
• 170
• 0.17