Mastering Metric Conversions

What is the factor by which metric units increase or decrease?

• 100 times

• 10 times

• 5 times

• 20 times

To convert from a larger to a smaller metric unit, you should:

• Divide by 10

• Multiply by 10

• Subtract 10

• Add 10

How many hectometers are in 7.53 decimeters?

• 753

• 75.3

• 0.753

• 0.00753

Converting 86.9 kilometers to decameters results in:

• 8690

• 869

• 8.69

• 86900

When converting from a smaller to a larger unit, the number value:

• Doubles

• Remains the same

• Decreases

• Increases

If you move the decimal two places to the left, which unit are you converting to from centimeters?

• Kilometers

• Meters

• Decimeters

• Millimeters

What is the base unit for measuring length in the metric system?

• Kilometer

• Meter

• Decimeter

• Centimeter

3.75 decameters is equivalent to how many centimeters?

• 37500

• 37.5

• 3750

• 375

Running 400 meters around a track is equivalent to how many kilometers?

• 0.04 kilometers

• 40 kilometers

• 0.4 kilometers

• 4 kilometers

To convert from meters to kilometers, the decimal point must move how many places?

• Two to the right

• Three to the left

• Two to the left

• Three to the right