Metric Measures Conversion

The rule used to change from one unit of measurement to another.

• Meters

• Base Units

• Metric System

• Conversion Factor

Alberto is cutting a piece of carpet for his bedroom. His room is 3 meters long. The carpet he is cutting measures 400 centimeters. How many centimeters should Alberto cut off to make the carpet fit?

• 1 m

• 100 cm

• 1 cm

• 100 m

Susan received a package from Amazon. The package weighed 3 kilograms. What is the weight of the package in grams?

• 6,000 g

• 48 g

• 1000 g

• 3000 g

Max drew a line that had a length of 22 centimeters. Gabriel drew a line that had a length of 32 millimeters. What is the difference in the length of the two lines, in millimeters?

• 10 mm

• 190 mm

• 188 mm

• 118 mm

Bryan runs 0.5 kilometers after school for 12 days. How many meters does Bryan run during the 12 days?

• 60 meters

• 1200 meters

• 6000 meters

• 120 meters

To name a given measurement with a different unit of measure when both units share the same attribute

• Capacity

• Conversion

• Length

• Mass

A ratio of two equivalent measurements.
Ex: 1 inch=2.54 centimeters

• ratio

• unit rate

• conversion factor

• proportion

To turn from one to another; to turn from one measurement system into another

• Convert

• Percent Decrease

• Rate

• Percent Increase

A decimal system of weights and measures that is used universally in science and commonly throughout the world

• Customary Measurement System

• Metric System

• proportion

• unit rate

What measurement system includes units such as liters, grams, and meters?

• U.S. Customary system

• Metric system