Measure that object!
Measure with what unit?
Conversion Corner
Metric Mania
Abbreviation
Madness
100
The thickness of a dime is about one ________.
a millimeter
100

A new pencil is roughly 15 _____ long.

centimeters

100

If an item is 300 centimeters, then it is _____meters.

3 meters

100
How long, wide, high something is measures what?
distance/length
100
abbreviation - meter
m
200
The lab table is about one ______ high.
a meter
200

It would be common for an 8th grade student to have a mass of around 40 or 50 ____.

kilograms

200
6000 liters= _____ kiloliters
6 kiloliters
200
How long something is in minutes measures what?
time
200
abbreviation - centimeter
cm
300

A large paperclip has a mass of about one _____.

gram

300
Using the metric system, how would you measure the distance from your house to the school?
Kilometers
300
How many decis are in 1 meter, liter, or gram?
10 decis
300
How hot or cold something is measures what?
temperature
300
abbreviation - kilometer
km
400

A large dictionary is about one _____ in mass.

kilogram

400

A large bottle of seltzer water might have a volume of 2 ____.

liters

400

25 cm is the same as ____ mm.

250

400
How much "stuff" is in an object measures what?
mass
400
Abbreviation - milliliter
mL
500

A cubic centimeter (cm3) is the same volume as one _____.

milliliter

500
What unit would you use to measure the mass of a car?
kilograms
500

2 km is the same as ______ mm.

2,000,000

500
The amount of space/capacity something takes up measures what?
volume
500
Abbreviation- deca
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