Metric Vocabulary Review

metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a meter

• centimeter

• meter

• millimeter

• kilograms

smallest metric unit, equal to one thousandth of a meter

• millimeter

• centimeter

• kilometer

• pentagon

metric unit of mass, equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

• gram

• kilogram

• meter

• centimeter

unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 cm

• meter

• centimeter

• pentagon

• kilogram

A teacher wrote a few lines about units of measurement. Which one is true?

• There are 100m in a kilometer.

• Centimeter is a larger unit than kilometer.

• There are 100 centimeters in a meter.

• A meter is a smaller unit than a centimeter.

A measurement system based on decimals and powers of 10.

• Meters

• Base Units

• Metric System

• Conversion Factor

kiloliter, liter, milliliters are part of the

• British System

• Customary System

• Metric System

• Math System

Match the following metric words and meanings:

• measures liquid

• meter

• measures weight

• liter

• measures length

• gram

meter =

• kilometer

• centimeter

• millimeter

A metric unit of length. 100 of these units equals one meter.

• centimeter

• meter

• inch

• ounce