Introduction to Length

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1.
Which unit would you use to measure the length of a pencil?
1. a)Meters
2. b)Kilometers
3. c)Centimeters
4. d)Miles
2.
How many centimeters are in 1 meter?
1. a)50
2. b)1000
3. c)10
4. d)100
3.
How many millimeters are in 1 centimeter?
4.
Convert 3 meters to centimeters.
5.
Which is longer: 50 cm or 1 meter?
1. a)50 cm
2. b)They are equal
3. c)Cannot compare
4. d)1 meter
6.
A bookshelf is 150 cm tall. How many meters is that?
7.
Which unit would you use to measure the distance from your home to school?
1. a)Millimeters
2. b)Centimeters
3. c)Meters
4. d)Kilometers
8.
A swimming pool is 25 meters long. Sarah swims 4 lengths. How many meters did she swim?
9.
How many meters are in 2.5 kilometers?
10.
A desk is 120 cm wide. A room has a space that is 1.5 m wide. Does the desk fit?
11.
Which of these is NOT a metric unit of length?
1. a)Centimeter
2. b)Meter
3. c)Foot
4. d)Kilometer
12.
A marathon is 42 km and 195 m. How many meters is that in total?
13.
A rope is 4.5 meters long. If you cut off 75 cm, how many centimeters remain?
14.
Tom runs 800 m in the morning and 1.2 km in the evening. How many kilometers did he run in total?
15.
Which statement about metric prefixes is correct?
1. a)Kilo means thousand
2. b)Centi means thousand
3. c)Centi means ten
4. d)Milli means hundred
16.
A ribbon is 2 m and 35 cm long. Express this length in centimeters only.