Metric Units of Measurement
Metric Units of Capacity
Metric Units of Mass
Converting Time
100

How many centimeters are in a meter?

How many millimeters are in a meter?

How many meters are in a kilometer?

100 cm

1000 mm

1000 m

100

How many milliliters are in a liter?

1000 mm

100

How many grams are in a kilogram?

1000 g

100

How many minutes are in a hour?

How many seconds are in a minute?

60 minutes

60 seconds

200

Anthony ran a 7km race? How many meters did Anthony run?

7,000 meters

7x1000

200

Compare using <, >, or =

5L and 6000mL

6000mL

5 x 1000 = 5000

6000 is larger than 1000

200
Convert 


2kg: g

500g: kg

2,000 g

1/2 kg

200

Jay completed a game in 420 seconds. How many minutes did it take Henry to complete the puzzle?


7 minutes

420/60 =7

300

A basketball court has a diagonal length of 780 millimeters. What is the diagonal length of the basketball court in centimeters?


78 centimeters

780/10

300

Convert the following:

5,000 L = mL

80,000 mL = L

500mL = L

5,000,000 mL

80L

1/2 L

300
Amy has a bag of pennies that weigh 480 grams and a bag of quarters that weigh 5 kg. How many grams in total does both bags weigh?

5,480 grams

5x1000 = 5000

5000+480 = 5,480

300

Track practice is scheduled to last for 300 minutes. The practice has lasted for 3 hours. How much longer, in minutes, is practice scheduled to continue?


120 minutes

3 x 60 =180

300-180 =120

400

Convert the following: 

10 km = cm

2 m = mm

6000 mm = m (meters)

5000cm =mm

1,000,000 cm

2000 mm

6m

50,000 mm

400

A fish bowl holds 6 liters. A total of 980 milliliters are poured from the water bowl. How many milliliters are left in the water bowl?


5,020 mL

6 x 1000 =6000

6000-980 = 5020

400
Explain why the conversion shown below in incorrect. 


3000kg = 3g

Answers may vary.

400

The Martin family is going on what should be a 4-hour drive. How many minutes do they expect to be in the car?


240 minutes

4 x 60

500

Zachary wants to build 4 fences. If he uses 3 yards 2 feet to build one fence. How many inches would Zachary use to build 4 fences?

528 inches

3 yards = 9 feet

9 feet = 108 inches

2 feet = 24 inches

108+24 = 132 inches

132 x 4 = 528 inches

500

Austin needs to measure 8 liters of broth for a recipe. He has a measuring cup that can hold 500 milliliters. How many times does he need to fill and empty the 500-milliliter measuring cup into the pot?


16 times

8L = 8000 ML

16x500 =8000

500
A small sofa has a mass of 30 kg. A pillow on the sofa has a mass of 300 g. How many pillows would it take to equal the mass of the sofa?

100 pillows

1kg = 1000g

30kg= 30,000g

30000/300 =100

500

Bailey has a goal to run a 2 miles in less than 15 minutes. How many seconds are equal to 15 minutes?

900 seconds

15 x 60

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