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Understanding conversions
Questions
100

1 meter = 100 centimeters

245 centimeters = _____?______ meters

2.45 meters

100
What do we use to measure the distance or length of something?


meters

grams

liters

meters


100

What is a way to remember the order of our metric conversions?

one way-

King Henry's dirty undies definitely contain moss.

200

1,000 meters = 1 kilometer.

Sarah ran 4.4 kilometers on Saturday.  How many meters are equivalent to 4.4 kilometers?

4400 meters

200

How long would a dime be?

5 meters

300 millimeters

2 centimeter

2 centimeters

200

What do we use to measure mass or weight of something?

meters

grams

liters

Grams

300

 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters

 How many milliliters are equivalent to 5.8 liters?

5,800 ml

300

How long is the marked centimeters box?

1 centimeter
300

Which item below weighs about 15 kilograms?

a dime

a student

a fat cat


a fat cat

400

An athlete runs 3,400 meters.

1 kilometer = 1,000 meters

How many kilometers does the athlete run?

3.400 km

400

How long would a car be?

5 meters

300 millimeters

30 centimeter


5 meters

400

An average reading book has a mass of 3 kilograms.  How many grams are equivalent to 3 kilograms?


                             1 kilogram = 1,000 grams

3,000 grams

500

1,000 grams = 1 kilogram

Determine the equivalent measures.

6,700 grams=__________kg

3 Kilograms=___________g

6,700 grams= 6.7 kg

3 Kilograms= 3,000 g

500

For homework, Bob is supposed to list things that would best be measured in milliliters.  Which of the following might be on his list?

an eye dropper

a swimming pool

a carton of milk

an eye dropper

500

Which item below has a liquid volume of about 178 milliliters?

bowl

juice box

medicine dropper

pool

a juice box