Metric Equivalents

Length/Distance

KilometerHectometer

DekameterMETER

decimetercentimeter

millimiter

Length/Distance

1. Which is a better estimate for the length of a piece of candy corn?

A. 21 mmB. 21 m

Length/Distance

2. Which is a better estimate for the height of a traffic cone?

A. 50 cmB. 50 km

Length/Distance

3. Which is a better estimate for the length of an ice skate?

A. 25 mmB. 25 cm

Length/Distance

4. Which is a better estimate for the length of a house key?

A. 41 mmB. 41 km

Length/Distance

5. Which is a better estimate for the height of a pine tree?

A. 19 kmB. 19 m

Length/Distance

6. Which is a better estimate for the length of a french fry?

A. 11 mB. 11 cm

Length/Distance

7. Which is a better estimate for the length of a bedroom?

A. 5 mB. 5 km

Volume

KiloliterHectoliter

DekaliterLITER

decilitercentiliter

milliliter

Volume

1. Which is a better estimate for the volume of a cereal box?

A. 4 mlB. 4 l

Volume

2. Which is a better estimate for the volume of a dose of cough syrup?

A. 20 lB. 20 ml

Volume

3. Which is a better estimate for the volume of a shampoo bottle?

A. 1 mlB. 1 l

Shampoo

Volume

4. Which is a better estimate for the volume of an eye dropper?

A. 5 lB. 5 ml

Volume

5. Which is a better estimate for the volume of a bottle of nail polish?

A. 11 mlB. 11 l

Volume

6. Which is a better estimate for the volume of a fish bowl?

A. 3 lB. 3 ml

Volume

7. Which is a better estimate for the volume of a kitchen sink?

A. 16 mlB. 16 l

Volume

8. Which is a better estimate for the volume of a thimble?

A. 2 lB. 2 ml

Mass

KilogramHectogram

DekagramGram

decigramcentigram

milligram

Mass

1. Which is a better estimate for the weight of a bicycle?

A. 10 gB. 10 mg

Mass

2. Which is a better estimate for the weight of a backpack full of books?

A. 10 kgB. 10 g

Mass

3. Which is a better estimate for the weight of a toothbrush?

A. 19 gB. 19 kg

Mass

4. Which is a better estimate for the weight of a piece of paper?

A. 4 kgB. 4 g

Mass

5. Which is a better estimate for the weight of a skunk?

A. 4 gB. 4 kg

Mass

6. Which is a better estimate for the weight of a pair of goggles?

A. 31 kgB. 31 g