Metric Conversion

What is the most appropriate unit to measure the length of a classroom?

• mm (millimeter)

• cm (centimeter)

• m (meter)

• km (kilometer)

Which unit would be best to measure the length of a pencil?

• meters

• centimeters

• kilometers

• grams

What is the most appropriate unit to measure the distance from Virginia to New York?

• mm (millimeter)

• cm (centimeter)

• m (meter)

• km (kilometer)

Convert from meters to cm:  9 meters

• 900 cm

• 90 cm

• 0.9 cm

• 0.09 cm

Convert 5 cm to mm:

• 5,000mm

• 0.5 mm

• 0.05 mm

• 50 mm

Convert 300 cm to m:

• 3 m

• 30 m

• 0.3 m

• 0.03 m

1000 grams = _____ kilograms

• 0.0001

• 1,000,000

• 10

• 1

1 L = _______ mL

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

Convert 17 m to cm:

• 0.17 cm

• 0.017 cm

• 1,700 cm

• 170 cm

Convert 8 kilometers to meters

• 800 m

• 80,000 m

• 8,000 m

• .008 m