Converting Metric Units

This video tutorial covers converting metric units from smaller to larger units. It reviews previous lessons on converting larger units to smaller ones and provides examples of converting millimeters to centimeters, meters to kilometers, grams to kilograms, and milliliters to liters. The video emphasizes the importance of understanding the scale of conversion and the movement of decimal points when dividing by powers of ten.

What is the main focus of this video tutorial?

• Learning about non-metric units

• Understanding the history of metric units

• Converting metric units from larger to smaller units

• Converting metric units from smaller to larger units

How many grams are there in one kilogram?

• 100 grams

• 500 grams

• 1000 grams

• 2000 grams

To convert millimeters to centimeters, you need to:

• Divide by 100

• Multiply by 10

• Divide by 10

• Multiply by 100

What is the result of converting 735 millimeters to centimeters?

• 73.5 centimeters

• 0.735 centimeters

• 7.35 centimeters

• 7350 centimeters

When converting meters to kilometers, how many times do you move the decimal point?

• Once

• Twice

• Three times

• Four times

What is 600 meters in kilometers?

• 0.6 kilometers

• 6 kilometers

• 0.06 kilometers

• 60 kilometers

To convert grams to kilograms, you should:

• Divide by 1000

• Multiply by 1000

• Divide by 100

• Multiply by 100

What is the result of converting 2300 grams to kilograms?

• 0.23 kilograms

• 2.3 kilograms

• 23 kilograms

• 230 kilograms

How many liters are there in 25000 milliliters?

• 0.25 liters

• 2.5 liters

• 25 liters

• 250 liters

What is the key step in converting milliliters to liters?

• Multiply by 1000

• Divide by 100

• Divide by 1000

• Multiply by 100