Year 5

Converting between metric units of length

Year 5

Converting between metric units of length

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore the difference between metric measures of length and non-metric measures and then convert between metric measures.

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5 Questions

Q1.
How many cm are there in 80 mm?
18 cm
Correct answer: 8 cm
80 cm
800 cm
Q2.
Which of the below is equivalent to 6.5 m?
605 cm
65 cm
Correct answer: 650 cm
650 mm
Q3.
Which of the below shows the distance from London to Edinburgh?
Correct answer: 649 km
6490 cm
6490 m
6490 mm
Q4.
Which of the below are equal in length?
Correct answer: 290 mm and 29 cm
32 m and 32,000 cm
460 mm and 46 m
82 km and 820 m
Q5.
Which of the below is equivalent to 260,000 mm ?
Correct answer: 0.26 km
2.6 km
26 km
260 km

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the below is not a metric unit of length?
cm
km
Correct answer: lb
mm
Q2.
What does the prefix "kilo" mean?
one
one hundred
one million
Correct answer: one thousand
Q3.
Which of the below is equivalent to 7.6 km?
706 cm
760 m
Correct answer: 7600 m
7600 mm
Q4.
In a long jump, Ziggy jumps 2.02 m and Miggy jumps 189 cm. How much further does Ziggy jump than Miggy?
103 m
Correct answer: 13 cm
14 cm
14 m
Q5.
Which of the below is equivalent to 24 metres?
0.24 mm
Correct answer: 24,000 mm
240 mm
2400 mm