Metric System

1centimeter = 10 millimeters
1 decimeter = 10 centimeters
1 meter = 10 decimeters
1 kilometer = 1000 meters

   1. Which unit should you use to measure how tall your room is?

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   2. Which unit should you use to measure length of a paper clip?

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   3. Which unit should you use to measure the distance to the North Pole?

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   4. Which unit should you use to measure the length of a park bench?

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   5. Which unit should you use to measure the length the playground?

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   6. Which unit should you use to measure the height of a box of cereal?

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   7. Which unit should you use to measure the length of a cricket?

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   8. Which unit should you use to measure distance from New York to Los Angles?

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   9. Which unit should you use to measure distance a car travels in one hour?

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   10. Which unit should you use to measure a cat's tail?

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   11. Which unit should you use to measure a river?

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   12. Which unit should you use to measure a fingernail?

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   13. Which unit should you use to measure the height of a giraffe?

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   14. Which unit should you use to measure the distance of a marathon race?

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   15. Which unit should you use to measure a lady bug?

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   16. An earthworm is about 10 long.

   17. The distance from Denver to Kansas City is 1,030 long.

   18. Your arm is about 1 long.

   19. A needle is about 25 long.

   20. A piece of chalk is about 1 long.

 

Rule to Remember -
If you are changing from a large unit to a smaller one (Example: decimeter  to meter) you should multiply.
If you are changing from a small unit to a larger one (Example: kilometer to meter) you should divide.

   21. 6 meters = centimeters
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   22. 25 centimeters = millimeters
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   23. 400 centimeters = meters
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   24. 90 millimeters = centimeters
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   25. 8 meters = centimeters
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   26. 5000 millimeters = meters
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   27. 1 meter = decimeters
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   28. 2000 meters = kilometers
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   29. 6000 meters = kilometers
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   30. 2 decimeters = millimeters
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   31. 6 meters = millimeters
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   32. 4 kilometers = meters
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   33. 80 decimeters = meters
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   34. 3 meters= millimeters
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   35. 8 centimeters = millimeters
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   36. 7 meters= decimeters
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   37. 3000 millimeters = meters
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   38. 40 millimeters = centimeters
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   39. 7 meters= millimeters
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   40. 70 millimeters = centimeters
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   41. 6 centimeters= millimeters
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   42. 10 millimeters = centimeters
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   43. Sam hurt his leg in a car accident. His therapist wants him to walk 20 meters each day for 3 weeks. How many meters will Sam walk after three weeks of therapy?
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   44. Steven's pencil was 20 centimeters long. Each time he sharpened his pencil is lost 3 centimeters in length. How long would it be after he sharpened it 4 times?
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   45. David travels 8 kilometer each day to work. If he returns home without making any stops how many kilometers will he travel to and from work in 5 day work week?
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