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What is the base unit for length in the metric system?
Metre (m)
Convert 1,000 millimetres to metres.
1 metre (m)
A baby weighs 4 kilograms. How many grams does the baby weigh?
4,000 grams (g).
Convert 7,500 millimetres (mm) to kilometres (km).
0.0075 kilometres (km).
What is larger: 1 kilogram (kg) or 1,000 grams (g)?
They are equal.
What is the base unit for mass in the metric system?
Gram (g)
Convert 250 centimetres to metres.
2.5 metres (m).
A bottle contains 1.5 litres of water. How many millilitres is this?
1,500 millilitres (mL).
Convert 1,250 grams (g) to kilograms (kg).
1.25 kilograms (kg)
What is smaller: 1 litre (L) or 750 millilitres (mL)?
750 millilitres (mL) is smaller.
What is the base unit for volume in the metric system?
Litre (L)
Convert 3 litres to millilitres.
3000 millilitres (mL).
You measure a desk that is 1.2 metres long. How many centimetres is this?
120 centimetres (cm).
Convert 0.045 litres (L) to millilitres (mL).
45 millilitres (mL).
How many metres (m) are there in 5 kilometres (km)?
5,000 metres (m).
What prefix means "1,000 times larger"?
Kilo-
Convert 5 kilograms to grams.
5,000 grams (g).
A truck weighs 3,200 kilograms (kg). How many grams (g) does it weigh?
3,200,000 grams (g).
Convert 9.8 kilometres (km) to centimetres (cm).
980,000 centimetres (cm).
What is 2.5 kilograms (kg) in grams (g)?
2,500 grams (g).
What prefix means 1000 times smaller?
Milli-
Convert 0.75 kilometres (km) to metres (m).
750 metres (m).
A runner completes a 5-kilometre race. How many metres did they run?
5,000 metres (m).
Convert 0.002 kilograms (kg) to milligrams (mg).
2000 milligrams (mg).
If a car travels 1.8 kilometres (km), how many metres (m) has it travelled?
1800 metres (m).