Metric System Benchmarks

One meter equals

• 10 centimeters

• 100 centimeters

• 1,000 centimeters

• 20 centimeters

The metric system of measurement for length or distance is

• meters

• grams

• liters

80 cm = _____ mm

• 8

• 800

• 8,000

• 10

5 m = ______ cm

• 50

• 500

• 5,000

• 100

Mark all units that are larger than a centimeter.

• Kilometer

• Meter

• Millimeter

• Decimeter

Match the picture with the measurement.

• 1 meter (m)

• 1 milliliter (ml)

• 1 gram (g)

• 3 millimeters (mm)

• 1 kilogram (kg)

Which unit is the smallest?  

• km

• mm

• m

• cm 

What would you use to measure the distance from school to Epcot?

• meters

• kilometers

• centimeters

• millimeters

3 km = _______ m

• 30

• 300

• 3,000

• 1,000

To change 3 km to m, multiply by this number.

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

• 3