Metric Warm Up

Luna wants to measure the length of this bus for her school project. Choose the BEST unit to use when measuring the length of this bus.

• centimeters

• milimeters

• kilometers

• meters

Emma is measuring the amount of juice she can pour into a container. She wants to use the correct base unit for volume. What should she use?

• meter

• gram

• kilogram

• liter

Kai is training for a race and ran 3 kilometers during his practice last week. How many meters did he run?

• 300

• 3,000

• 30

• 1,000

Jackson is measuring the length of a ribbon that is exactly one meter long. He wants to know how many centimeters long the ribbon is. How many centimeters are in a meter?

• 1,000

• 1

• 10

• 100

Benjamin is planning a trip from London to Paris. Which unit would you use to measure the distance between these two cities?

• millimeters

• centimeters

• meters

• kilometers

Isla wants to find out how thick her favorite magazine is. Which unit would she use to measure the thickness of a magazine?

• millimeters

• centimeters

• meters

• kilometers

Aria measured the height of her bedroom door, but forgot to write down the units she used. Which unit was most logically used to measure the width of her door?

• millimeters

• centimeters

• meters

• kilometers

Olivia found an ant in her garden and wants to measure its length. Which unit would you use to measure the length of an ant?

• millimeters

• centimeters

• meters

• kilometers

Sophia wants to measure the length of her arm. Which unit would be the most appropriate for her to use?

• millimeters

• centimeters

• meters

• kilometers

Arjun wants to find out how tall a building is. Which unit would be most appropriate for him to use to measure the height of the building?

• millimeters

• centimeters

• meters

• kilometers