LENGTH
2 km = ? m
2,000m
4 L = ? mL
4,000mL
60 kg = ____ g
60,000g
What number is the metric system based on?
10!
Last weekend, Will ran in a 5km race which is a total of 5,000m.
True
12m = ? cm
1,200cm
64 L = ? mL
64,000mL
9,000 g = _____ kg
9kg
Which base unit would you use to find the volume of a bathtub?
Liters
We can measure the amount of milk we drink in centimeters.
False
684 mm to cm
68.4 cm
The symbol for hectoliters
hL
The symbol for centigrams
cg
Which base unit would you use to find the length of your classroom?
Meters
Morgan had a 3 liter container of water. She drank half of the water in the container. She had 2300mL left to drink.
False
25,000 m = ? km
25km
738L = ? mL
738,000mL
250,000 g = ______ kg
250kg
Which would be the best metric units to use to find the mass of a nickel?
Grams
The distance from Billy’s house to Jamie’s house is 7 km. That distance is the same as 700,000cm.
True
The symbol for dekameters
Dm
684 mL to cL
68.4 cL
14583.5 mg = ____kg
0.0145835 kg
What is the metric unit of measure used to measure the length of your pencil?
Centimeters
Which is bigger: 100 L to 10,000 mL
100 L is bigger
Each morning Paul rides 500 meters on an exercise bike. What is the distance IN KILOMETERS that he rides in 1 week?
Paul rides 3,500m or 3.5km in one week.
500 x 7 = 3500 m
3500 m -> km = 3 decimal places to the left 3.5 km
Convert 729.3 cm to mm
7293 mm
Convert 48.7 kg to decigrams
487000 dg
Which would be the best metric units to use to find the distance from your house to Hawaii?
Kilometers
Which is bigger: 100 m or 1 hm?
They are EQUAL!