Measuring Meters and Centimeters

10 m = __________ cm

• 100

• 1000

• 10 000

How many m is the same as 6000 cm?

• 60000

• 600

• 60

• 6

Which unit would you use to measure the height of a building?

• millimeters

• centimeters

• meters

• kilometers

Half a meter is equal to______cm ?

• 500 cm

• 50 cm

• 5000 cm

Which is the shortest?

• 1 cm

• 1 m

• 1 km

Which units would you use to measure the length of a book?

• metres

• centimetres

• kilometres

• millimetres

Which units would you use to measure the length of a discus throw?

• millimetres

• centimetres

• metres

• kilometres

Which units would you use to measure the length of your bedroom?

• kilometres

• metres

• centimetres

• millimetres

Which units would you use to measure the length of a mobile phone?

• metres

• kilometres

• centimetres

• millimetres

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