Linear Measurement Review

The ______ is the longest side of a shape or the distance between two objects

• width

• length

• estimate

The shortest side of a shape is the ________.

• length

• measurement

• width

The metric system is based on units of 10

• true

• false

A Meter is about the height from the door knob to the floor

• true

• false

Lily says she should use meters to measure her height. John says he would use kilometers to measure his height. Who is correct?

• Lily

• John

There are ____ centimeters in a meter.

• 1,000

• 10

• 100

• 20

100 centimeters are equal to _____.

• 1 kilometer

• 10 meters

• 1 meter

• 1 millimeter

When thinking about a centimeter, it is about the width of your _____.

• pinkie

• arm

• leg

When measuring how far one city is from another, you should use _______.

• meters

• centimeters

• kilometers

• millimeters

A _____ is the largest unit of linear measurement.

• meter

• millimeter

• centimeter

• kilometer