Metric Comparisons

Which metric unit should you use to measure how much an apple weighs?

• meter

• kilometer

• gram

• kilogram

What is the appropriate unit of measurement for the height of an apple?

• L

• cm

• m

• mm

Which measurement below is about the same as one kilogram?

• 2.2 pounds

• 22 pounds

• 8 pounds

• 16 pounds

About how many feet would equal one meter?

• 2.5

• 3

• 30

• 12

Compare.

km hm dam m dm cm mm

kL hL daL L dL cL mL

kg hg dag g dg cg mg

312 mg _____312 dg

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• <

• =

7 meters _____ 7,000 millimeters

• < less than

• > greater than

• = equal to

Mark all units that are larger than a centimeter.

• Kilometer

• Meter

• Millimeter

• Decimeter

Order from greatest to least: 250m, 250km, 25,000mm, 0.25cm

• 25,000mm, 250km, 250m, 0.25cm

• 250km, 250mm 0.25cm, 25,000mm

• 250km, 250m, 25,000mm, 0.25cm

• 250km, 25,000mm, 250m, 0.25cm

Which unit is the smallest?  

• km

• mm

• m

• cm 

Pick the sign that makes the following statement true:

6 km. ____ 660 m.

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• >

• =