Metric System Basics

Convert 300 meters to centimeters:

• 3000 cm

• 0.3 cm

• 30,000 cm

• 3 cn

Convert 8 kilometers to meters

• 800 m

• 80,000 m

• 8,000 m

• .008 m

Convert 300 cm to m:

• 3 m

• 30 m

• 0.3 m

• 0.03 m

A measurement system based on decimals and powers of 10.

• Meters

• Base Units

• Metric System

• Conversion Factor

What base unit measures mass?

• gram

• meter

• liter

Convert 17 m to cm:

• 0.17 cm

• 0.017 cm

• 1,700 cm

• 170 cm

Convert 5 cm to mm:

• 5,000mm

• 0.5 mm

• 0.05 mm

• 50 mm

1000 grams = _____ kilograms

• 0.0001

• 1,000,000

• 10

• 1

7,000 g = ____ kg

• 70

• 700

• 7

• 0.07

285 kg = ____ g

• 285,000

• 285

• 2,850

• 28,500