Metric Unit Conversions

900 cm ____ 9000 mm
(1 cm is 10 mm)

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Convert from meters to cm:  9 meters

• 900 cm
• 90 cm
• 0.9 cm
• 0.09 cm

Convert 8 kilometers to meters

• 800 m
• 80,000 m
• 8,000 m
• .008 m

Which unit is the smallest?  

• km
• mm
• m
• cm 

Which of the following options is the base unit?

• kilometer

• centimeter

• meter

• millimeter

When you are going from smaller units to larger units, you ______ by the power of ten.

• multiply

• divide

1 km = _______ m

• 10 m

• 100 m

• 1000 m

• 0.1 m

Which is the BEST unit to measure the length of a large swimming pool?

• kilometer

• centimeter

• kilogram

• meter

Your thumbnail is about 1 centimeter wide. Which is the most likely the length of a crayon?

• 9 centimeters

• 25 centimeters

• 32 centimeters

• 61 centimeters

One meter is equal to 100 centimeters.

How many centimeters are in 2 meters?

• 2 centimeters

• 20 centimeters

• 200 centimeters

• 2,000 centimeters