Metric Mastery: Real-Life Conversions and Prefixes

A bottle holds 2 liters of water. How many milliliters is that?

• 2000 milliliters

• 1000 milliliters

• 2500 milliliters

• 1500 milliliters

You have a ribbon that is 150 centimeters long. How many meters is that?

• 1.5 meters

• 2 meters

• 0.5 meters

• 1 meter

A car travels 120 kilometers in one hour. How many meters does it travel in that time?

• 100000 meters

• 200 kilometers

• 120000 meters

• 150000 meters

A recipe calls for 500 grams of flour. If you have 2 kilograms, how much flour will you have left after using the recipe?

• 1000 grams

• 200 grams

• 1500 grams

• 2500 grams

You bought 3.5 meters of fabric. How many centimeters of fabric do you have?

• 350 centimeters

• 300 centimeters

• 250 centimeters

• 400 centimeters

A fish tank holds 1,200 milliliters of water. How many liters is that?

• 0.5 liters

• 1.2 liters

• 2 liters

• 1 liter

You need 250 milliliters of milk for a recipe. If you have 1 liter, how much milk will you have left after using the recipe?

• 250 milliliters

• 750 milliliters

• 1 liter

• 500 milliliters

A marathon is 42 kilometers long. How many meters is that?

• 4200 meters

• 43000 meters

• 42000 meters

• 40000 meters

You have a 5-kilogram bag of sugar. How many grams of sugar do you have?

• 2500 grams

• 1000 grams

• 7500 grams

• 5000 grams

A pencil is 15 centimeters long. How many millimeters long is the pencil?

• 100 millimeters

• 200 millimeters

• 50 millimeters

• 150 millimeters