Metric Units for Length

What is the metric unit for LENGTH? 

• meter

• liter

• gram

• inches

How many centimeters (cm) = 1 meter (m)?

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

30 mm = __ cm

• 3

• 30

• 300

• 3000

4 cm = __ mm

• 4

• 40

• 400

• 4000

Which choice best represents the length of a paperclip?

• 25 millimeters

• 25 meters

• 25 centimeters

• 25 kilometers

What unit would use to measure the length of your fingernail

• centimeter

• meter

• kilometer

• millimeter

In the metric system, the meter is the basic unit of measurement for

• weight

• length

How many millimeters are in a centimeter?

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 0.001

1 m = _____cm

• 100 cm

• 1000 cm

• 1010 cm

• 1020 cm

Mrs. Kennedy just walked a 3 km. How many meters did she walk?

• 300

• 3300

• 3000

• 3400