Metric Measurement: Length Essentials

What is the primary focus of the first section of the unit?

• Temperature

• Length

• Volume

• Mass

Which unit is longer: one mile or one kilometer?

• One mile

• One kilometer

• It depends on the context

• They are equal

How many centimeters are there in one meter?

• 10

• 100

• 1

• 1000

What is the base unit of length in the metric system?

• Centimeter

• Meter

• Kilometer

• Millimeter

How many meters are there in one kilometer?

• 1000

• 100

• 1

• 10

If you have 1200 millimeters, how many meters do you have?

• 12 meters

• 1.2 meters

• 0.12 meters

• 120 meters

Which is larger: 105 centimeters or one meter?

• It depends on the context

• They are equal

• One meter

• 105 centimeters

How many millimeters are in one centimeter?

• 1000

• 100

• 1

• 10

If a line measures 2.8 centimeters, how many millimeters is it?

• 2.8 millimeters

• 280 millimeters

• 28 millimeters

• 0.28 millimeters

What is the length of a line rounded to the nearest whole centimeter if it measures 2.8 centimeters?

• 2.5 centimeters

• 3.5 centimeters

• 3 centimeters

• 2 centimeters