The Metric System

The distance between New York City and Miami, Florida would be measured in __?__.

• kilometers (km)

• meters (m)

• centimeters (cm)

• millimeters (mm)

What is the basic unit of length

• foot

• inches

• meter

• yards

a "milli" is

• 0.1

• 0.001

• 1

• 0.01

Which unit would be best to measure the length of a pencil?

• meters

• kilometers

• Centimeters

• Decimeters

Look at the ruler. What is the distance in centimeters (cm) from 0 to A?

Remember to include units. For example, "10cm" is acceptable, "10" is not acceptable.

Look at the ruler. What is the distance in centimeters (cm) from 0 to C?

Remember to include units. For example, "10cm" is acceptable, "10" is not acceptable.

kilo is the prefix of

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 1

1.5 m = _____________ mm

• 0.0015

• 0.015

• 150

• 1,500

2 kilometer = ___ meters

• meters

• 1,000 meters

• 2,000 meters

• 200 meters

What is the correct order from least to greatest for the metric unit of measurement?

• millimeter - centimeter - meter - kilometer 

• kilometer - meter - centimeter - millimeter

• centimeter - meter - kilometer - millimeter

• centimeter - millimeter - kilometer - meter