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Measure that object!
Measure with what unit?
Conversion Corner
Metric Mania
Abbreviation
Madness
100
The thickness of a dime is about one ________.
a millimeter
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To measure the length of your pencil. You would choose _______.
centimeters
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If an item is 3oo centimeters, then it is _____meters.
3 meters
100
The distance from one point to another is what?
Length
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abbreviation - meter
m
200
The lab table is about one ______ high.
a meter
200
To measure the thickness of a piece of thread. You would choose______.
millimeters
200
6000 liters= _____ kiloliters
6 kiloliters
200
The amount of matter in an object is what?
Mass
200
abbreviation - centimeter
cm
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The classroom door is about 2 _________ tall.
2 Meters
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Using the metric system, how would you measure the distance from your house to the school?
Kilometers
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How many decis (decimeter, deciliter, or decigram) are in 1 meter, liter, or gram?
10 decis
300
How hot or cold something is measures what?
temperature
300
abbreviation - kilometer
km
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You would measure the ______ of an object using grams
mass
400
Soda bottles use what unit of measurement?
Liters
400
2,500 mL = _________ liters
2.5 liters
400
The amount of space an object takes up is what?
Volume
400
Abbreviation - milliliter
mL
500
A large paper clip is about one _______ in mass.
gram
500
What unit would you use to measure the mass of a large object, like a car or truck?
kilograms
500
400 centimeters = _________ kilometers?
0.004 kilograms
500
Who created the metric system in the late 1700's?
French
500
Abbreviation- celcius
*C