Measuring with Metric (Length)

The prefix "milli" means 1,000. So a millimeter is:

• 10 times smaller as a meter

• 1,000 times bigger than a meter

• the same size as a meter

• 1,000 times smaller than a meter

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The prefix "centi" means 100. So, a centimeter is:

• 100 times larger than a meter

• 1,000 times smaller than a meter

• 100 times smaller than a meter

• the same size as a meter

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The prefix "kilo" means a 10 x 10 x 10, or 1,000. How many meters are in one kilometer?

• 10

• 1,000

• 1

• 100

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Would you be more likely to run:

• 5 kilometers

• 5 millimeters

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Would you measure a credit card in:

• kilometers

• meters

• centimeters

• millimeters

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Would you be more likely to measure a person's height in:

• kilometers

• centimeters

• centimeters

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Would you measure your classroom in:

• meters

• centimeters

• kilometers

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Would you measure your dog in:

• kilometers

• centimeters

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Would you measure the distance between your house and St. Aloysius in:

• meters

• millimeters

• centimeters

• kilometers

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Would you measure a football field in:

• centimeters

• millimeters

• meters

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