Metric System Basics

Convert 8 kilometers to meters

• 800 m

• 80,000 m

• 8,000 m

• .008 m

10 centimeters =

• 10 decimeters

• 1 decimeter

• 100 decimeters

• 1 meter

The SI unit for measuring length is the __________.

• meter

• kilogram

• liter

• Newton

• second

The SI unit for volume is the __________.

• meter

• kilogram

• liter

• second

• Newton

Which of these units is the largest?

• Centimeter

• Millimeter

• Decameter

• Hectometer

240 cm = ___________ m

• 2400

• 24

• 2.4

• 0.24

1000 m = ___________ km

• 100

• 10

• 1

• 0.1

2,804 mg = ___________ g

• 0.2804

• 2.804

• 28.04

• 280.4

0.932 g = ___________ mg

• 9.32

• 93.2

• 932

• 9,320

56 L = ___________ mL

• 560

• 5,600

• 56,000

• 560,000