Metrics

Which of the following would you measure using millimeters?

• length of a semi-truck

• distance across a state

• length of a caterpillar

• thickness of an earlobe

To measure the distance between two towns, what metric unit of length would you use?

• kilometers

• meters

• millimeters

• centimeters

To measure the length of a ship, what metric unit would you use?

• millimeters

• centimeters

• meters

• kilometers

Which of the following would you measure using centimeters?

• length of an eyelash

• width of your desk

• length of a drive-thru lane

• distance to a shopping mall

The base unit of metric length.

• Meter

• Liter

• Gram

The base unit of metric volume.

• Meter

• Liter

• Gram

The base unit of metric mass.

• Meter

• Liter

• Gram

1000 grams = _____ kilograms

• 0.0001
• 1,000,000
• 10
• 1

1000 grams = _____ milligrams

• 0.0001

• 1,000,000

• 10

• 1

What is the length in centimeters (cm)?

• 7.2 cm

• 8.0 cm

• 7.4 cm

• 7.7 cm