Metric System

When we convert from bigger units to smaller units we move the decimal to the _________.

• right

• left

When we convert from smaller units to larger units, we move the decimal to the _________.

• Right

• Left

To convert kilograms to grams, I would move the decimal  _________ spaces to the ________.

• 3 , right

• 5, left

• 3, left

• 4, right

Convert 17 m to cm:

• 0.17 cm

• 0.017 cm

• 1,700 cm

• 170 cm

Mark all units that are larger than a centimeter.

• Kilometer

• Meter

• Millimeter

• Decimeter

To convert millimeters to meters, I would move the decimal _________ places to the ___________.

• 2, right

• 2, left

• 3, left

• 3, right

Place the metric system prefixes in the correct location on the chart.

c

d

e

f

b

a

kilo

milli

centi

hecto

deci

deca

What would you use to measure the distance from school to Epcot?

• meters

• kilometers

• centimeters

• millimeters

The ​​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ is a decimal system of measurement, based on powers of 10, that contains units for length, capacity and weight.

• System

• Metric

• U.S. Customary

In the metric system, the basic unit of length is a meter. It's made of 100 centimeters. That means a centimeter is 1/100 of a meter. The word rood "centi" must mean

• one-hundred

• one-hundredth

• one-tenth

• one-thousandth