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100

The unit you would use to measure a school bus is...

A) cm

B) m

C) mm

B- m

100

What is the value of 3² + 4²?

What is 25?

100

The size of a paper clip (<,>,=) 2 mm.

A- < less than

B- > greater than

C- = equal to

B-> greater than

100

Order the following from greatest to least unit.

kilometres, metres, millimeters

1-

2-

3-

1) kilometers 2) meters 3) millimetres

100

This is the distance from one point to another.

Length

200

Estimate how big you think a refrigerator is...

A) 1.8 m

B) 2.5 m

C) 0.5 m

A) 1.8 m

200

You’re baking cookies and you need 3/4 of a cup of sugar, but you only have a 1/4 cup. How many times do you fill it?

What is 3 times?

200

The height of a 2nd grader (<,>,=) 2m.

A- < less than

B- > greater than

C- = equal to

A- < Less Than

200

Order the following from largest to smallest unit: 15 cm, 120 mm, 1 m 

1-

2-

3-

4-

1 m, 15 cm, 120 mm (Conversions: 1 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm; 15 cm = 150 mm) 

200

This metric unit is used to measure long distances, like the length of a highway.

Kilometer

300

Estimate the measurement of a soccer field is...

A) 0.5 m

B) 100 m

C) 2 km

B) 100 m

300

A triangle has angles of 35° and 65°. What is the measure of the third angle?

What is 80°?

300

300 mm (<,>,=) a pen

A- < less than

B- > greater than

C- = equal to

B- Greater Than >

300

Order from greatest to least:
0.5 km, 750 m, 6000 cm

1-

2-

3-

0.5 km, 750 m, 6000 cm (Conversions: 0.5 km = 500 m; 6000 cm = 60 m) 

300

This term means changing one unit of measurement to another, such as from centimetres to metres.

Conversion

400

Estimate the length of a desk 

A) 1 m

B) 3 m

C) 30 cm

A- 1 m

400

What is the area of a rectangle with length 7 cm and width 5 cm?

What is 35 cm²?

400

A Big Dog (<,>,=) 20,000 mm

A- < less than

B- > greater than

C- = equal to

A- > Less than

400

Order from greatest to least:
1200 mm, 1.2 m, 110 cm

1-

2-

3-

1.2 m, 1200 mm, 110 cm (Conversions: 1.2 m = 120 cm; 1200 mm = 120 cm; 110 cm = 110 cm) 

400

This is the amount of space inside a 3D object, measured in cubic units.

Volume

500

Estimate the distance between Brampton to Toronto 

A) 85 km

B) 180 km

C) 30 km 

C- 30 km

500

You travel 180 km in 3 hours. What is your average speed in km/h?

What is 60 km/h?

500

10,000 cm (<,>,=) football.

A- < less than

B- > greater than

C- = equal to

C-= equal to

500

Order the following from greatest to least:
3 km, 2500 m, 300000 cm, 3500000 mm

1-

2-

3-

3 km, 3500000 mm, 300000 cm, 2500 m (Conversions: 3 km = 3000 m; 3500000 mm = 3500 m; 300000 cm = 3000 m) 

500

This term describes a model’s dimensions to the actual object’s dimensions, such as 1:100 or 1 cm = 1 m.

ratio