Converting Length Measurements in the Metric System

What is the approximate width of a young person's fingernail?

• 1 millimeter

• 1 centimeter

• 10 millimeters

• 100 millimeters

How many millimeters are there in one centimeter?

• 10

• 1

• 100

• 1000

What unit of measurement is most appropriate for the length of a football field?

• Kilometer

• Meter

• Centimeter

• Millimeter

How many meters are there in one kilometer?

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 10000

What is the equivalent of 100 centimeters?

• 100 meters

• 10 meters

• 1 meter

• 1 kilometer

If you have 15 hectometers, how many decimeters do you have?

• 15000

• 1500

• 150

• 150000

To convert from meters to kilometers, how many places should the decimal point be moved?

• Four places to the left

• Three places to the left

• Two places to the left

• One place to the left

What is the conversion factor from inches to feet?

• 3 inches per foot

• 5280 inches per foot

• 36 inches per foot

• 12 inches per foot

What is the correct conversion of 8 feet to inches?

• 48 inches

• 72 inches

• 120 inches

• 96 inches

How many yards are in 144 inches?

• 3 yards

• 4 yards

• 2 yards

• 5 yards