Metric Conversion

Convert from meters to cm: 9 meters

• 0.9 cm

• 900 cm

• 90 cm

• 0.09 cm

Smallest unit to measure in metric?

• km

• m

• mm

• cm

5,000 m = _____ km

• 50

• 5

• 500

• 50,000

When we measure a distance the number will get bigger as the units get _______________.

• bigger

• smaller

8 cm = ______ mm

• 800

• 80

• 8

• 65

1,000 cm = _____ m

• 100

• 10

• 1

• 10,000

Convert 17 m to cm:

• 0.17 cm

• 0.017 cm

• 1,700 cm

• 170 cm

45 mm = _____ m

• 0.45

• 45,000

• 0.045

• 4500

convert 650 m to km

• 6.5

• 0.65

• 65

• 0.065

When we measure a distance the number will get smaller as the units get _______________.

• bigger

• smaller