Metric Measurement Conversions

Which unit is the smallest?

• gram

• kilogram

• hectogram

• dekagram

Which unit is the largest?

• dekaliter

• milliliter

• hectoliter

• kiloliter

25 millimeters = ______________ centimeters

• 250

• 0.25

• 2.5

• 2,500

600 kilometers = __________ meters

• 60

• 600,000

• 0.6

• 60,000

8 grams = _____________ hectograms

• 800

• 0.8

• 8,000

• 0.08

78 millimeters = ________________ meters

• 0.078

• 7,800

• 78,000

• 0.78

Shanna is making lemonade. In the recipe she is using, it requires 3 liters of water. If the only measuring cup she has measures one centiliter, how many centiliters does she need to measure to have enough water for her lemonade?

• 30

• 300

• 3,000

• 0.03

Eland is using a recipe to make slime. If the recipe asks for 4 kilograms of cornstarch, how many grams of cornstarch does Eland need?

• 4,000 grams

• 400 grams

• 0.04 grams

• 0.4 grams