Centimeters or Meters?
Centimeters
Meters
Comparing Lengths
Real-World Problems
100

Would you use centimeters or meters to measure the length of your parent's car?

Meters

100

width of your pinky

1 cm
100

About how many meters tall is a baseball bat?

1 meter

100

Jack's shoe is 9 centimeters long. Josh's shoe is 7 cm. How much longer is Jack's shoe?

2cm


100

Jane walks 15 meters in the morning and another 25 meters in the evening. How many meters did she walk in all?

40 meters 

200

Would you use centimeters or meters to measure the length of your textbook? 

Centimeters 

200

How long is the crayon?


7 centimeters 

200

Is the height of the door more or less than 2 meters?

more

200

Rache's bracelet is 10 cm long. Amy's is 3 cm shorter. How long is Amy's bracelet?

7 cm

200

The length of Jesse's notebook is 22 centimeters. Bobby's notebook is 5 centimeters longer. How long is Bobby's notebook?

27 centimeters 

300

A giraffe is about 5 ________ tall. Centimeters or meters?

Meters

300

The width of a quarter is about...?

2 cm or 2 m?

2 cm

300

Are the cubbies more or less than 1 meter high?

more

300

Johnny's textbook is 25 centimeters long. Her pen is 15 centimeters shorter. How long is her pen?

10 centimeters long 

300

Harry's string is 25 centimeters long. Keisha's string is 12 centimeters longer. How long is Keisha's string?

37 centimeters 

400

A toy car is about 15 _______ long. Centimeters or meters? 

Centimeters 

400

If a crayon is measured starting at 3 cm and ending at 9 cm, how long is the crayon?

6 cm

400

Would a car be closer to 5 meters or 50 meters?

5 meters


400

Conner's toy car drove 36 centimeters. Erik's car went 8 centimeters less. How far did Erik's car go?

28cm

400
What tool would you use to measure a corn hole toss? Why?


ruler, meter stick, paper clips

meter stick

500

Susie is about 123 _______ tall. Centimeters or meters? 

Centimeters

500

How many centimeters are in 1 meter?

100cm

500

Which is bigger? 

300 cm or 2 meters?

300 cm

500

Bobby has a piece of rope that is 75 centimeters long. Sammy's rope is 50 centimeters long. How much shorter is Sammy's rope?

25 centimeters 

500

A toy giraffe A is 48 centimeters tall. Toy giraffe B is 9 cm shorter. How tall is Giraffe B? 

39 cm


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