Compare and Convert Metric Units of Length

This lesson covers the metric and customary measurement systems, focusing on metric units like kilometers, meters, centimeters, and millimeters. It explains the meaning of prefixes like 'milli', 'centi', and 'kilo', and provides examples of converting between these units. The video includes practical problems, such as converting meters to centimeters and meters to kilometers, demonstrating different methods to achieve the same result.

What are the main units of the metric system that you learned about in this lesson?

Explain the meaning of the prefix 'milli' in relation to meters.

How many millimeters are there in one meter?

What does the prefix 'centi' signify in the metric system?

What is the relationship between kilometers and meters in terms of conversion?

Describe how to convert meters to centimeters.

If a hot air balloon floats 5,000 meters above the ground, how many kilometers is that?