Metric Units
Name the appropriate metric unit of mass.
a dog
Kilograms
Is the measurement reasonable?
A penny is about 3 kg.
No
50cm = ______ m
.5 m
160 mL = ______ cL
16 cL
4,000 mg = _______ g
4 g
Name the appropriate metric unit of mass.
a grain of rice
Milligram
Name the appropriate unit of capacity.
A pitcher of juice
Liter
35 km = ________ cm
3,500,000
0.36 kL = ______ L
360 L
400 cg = _____ g
4 g
Name the appropriate metric unit of length.
the height of an office building
Kilometer
Name the appropriate unit of capacity.
a swimming pool
kiloliters
1.8 km = _______ m
1800 m
80 mL = _______ L
0.08 L
7 kg = ______ mg
7,000,000 mg
Is the measurement reasonable?
The mass of a horse is about 500 kg.
Yes
Which is greater, a centimeter or a millimeter?
centimeter
300 cm = ______ m
3 m
0.09 kL = ______ cL
9,000 cL
5 g = _____ mg
5,000 mg
Is the measurement reasonable?
Jenny drank 5.8 L of juice at breakfast.
no
Which is greater, a liter or a centiliter?
liter
2.56 km = ________ cm
256,000
7 L = _______ mL
7,000 mL
0.4 kg = _____ g
400 g