Guessing Metric Lengths

Which unit is the smallest?  

• km

• mm

• m

• cm 

7.5 cm = __ mm

• 75

• 750

• 7,500

• 0.75

Convert 300 cm to m:

• 3 m

• 30 m

• 0.3 m

• 0.03 m

Convert 5 cm to mm:

• 5,000mm

• 0.5 mm

• 0.05 mm

• 50 mm

Convert 8 kilometers to meters

• 800 m

• 80,000 m

• 8,000 m

• .008 m

Convert 17 m to cm:

• 0.17 cm

• 0.017 cm

• 1,700 cm

• 170 cm

Convert from meters to cm:  9 meters

• 900 cm

• 90 cm

• 0.9 cm

• 0.09 cm

1 meter = _______ cm

• 1

• 1,000

• 100

• 400

What is the closest length of an eraser?

• 4 centimeters

• 14 centimeters

• 40 centimeters

• 44 centimeters

What is the closest length of a key?

• 3 centimeters

• 5 centimeters

• 13 centimeters

• 30 centimeters