Metric Mania: Length

Which of the following is the correct basic unit for length?

• grams

• liters

• meters

• cm³

Which of the following would be the best tool to measure the length of a paper clip?

• meter stick

• digital scale

• metric ruler

• tape measure

Which of the following would be the best tool to measure the circumference of a science stool

• meter stick

• digital scale

• metric ruler

• tape measure

What is the length of the gray line above the ruler?

• 4.1 cm

• 4 cm

• 4.15 cm

• 41 cm

What would be the correct unit when measuring the length of a car?

• millimeter

• centimeter

• meter

• kilometer

What would be the correct unit when measuring the length of an eyelash?

• millimeter

• centimeter

• meter

• kilometer

It is appropriate to use inches when you're measuring the length of larger objects (EX: calculator).

• TRUE

• FALSE

The prefix 'kilo' means

• one hundred

• one-hundredth

• one thousand

• one-thousandth