Converting Metric Length

Mark all units that are larger than a centimeter.

• Kilometer

• Meter

• Millimeter

• Decimeter

How many meters are in one kilometer?

How many meters are in three kilometers?

How many meters are in four and a half kilometers?

Kyle measured the length of his truck and it was 500 centimeters long. How many meters long is his truck? (1 meter = 100 centimeters)

• 5 meters

• 500 meters

• 50 meters

Last week, Ms. Lobkov's new plant grew 5 cm. How many millimeters did it grow?

Mrs. Wigmosta went on a 9 kilometer (km) run. How many meters did she run? 9 km = __________ m

6 km = cm

• 6,000 cm

• 0.06 cm

• 600,000 cm

• 600 cm

How many kilometres are in 10,000 centimetres?

10,000 cm = km

9 m = cm

• 90

• 900

• 9,000

• 0.9