Converting Metric Measurements with the Metric Staircase

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

• Milligram

• Liter

• Meter

• Gram

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How many milligrams are in 5 grams?

• 5000 milligrams

• 50 milligrams

• 500 milligrams

• 0.5 milligrams

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To convert meters to kilometers, in which direction do you move the decimal?

• Down

• Up

• Left

• Right

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How many liters are in 2.5 milliliters?

• 0.0025 liters

• 0.25 liters

• 25 liters

• 2500 liters

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Converting 4.5 meters to millimeters results in:

• 4500 millimeters

• 45 millimeters

• 450 millimeters

• 0.45 millimeters

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What is the result of converting 12.5 meters to centimeters?

• 125 centimeters

• 1.25 centimeters

• 12.5 centimeters

• 1250 centimeters

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If you convert 1.5 liters to decimeters, you get:

• 0.15 decimeters

• 150 decimeters

• 1.5 decimeters

• 15 decimeters

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Converting meters to kilometers involves moving the decimal how many places?

• Two places to the right

• Three places to the right

• Three places to the left

• Two places to the left

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How many milligrams are in 37 centigrams?

• 3700 milligrams

• 0.37 milligrams

• 3.7 milligrams

• 370 milligrams

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What is the primary purpose of the metric staircase?

• To convert between units of time

• To convert between units of temperature

• To calculate the area of a staircase

• To convert between metric units of measurement

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