Converting Units of Length
Watch this lecture series and complete the interactive exercises to practice converting measurements of length to different units.
Practice
Convert to smaller units (mm, cm, m, & km) - Questions
1. Compare using 
, or 
.
8 centimeters _____ (
) 19 millimeters
| Conversions | ||
| 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters | 1 minute =60 seconds | 1 liter =1,000 milliliters |
| 1 meter =100 centimeters | 1 hour =60 minutes | 1 kilogram =1,000 grams |
| 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters | 1 gram =1,000 milligrams | |
| 1 centimeter =10 millimeters |
2. Complete the table to show equivalent measurements in meters and centimeters.
| Meters | Centimeters |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 |
| Conversions | ||
| 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters | 1 minute =60 seconds | 1 liter =1,000 milliliters |
| 1 meter =100 centimeters | 1 hour =60 minutes | 1 kilogram =1,000 grams |
| 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters | 1 gram =1,000 milligrams | |
| 1 centimeter =10 millimeters |
3. Convert.
______ meters = 23 kilometers
| Conversions | ||
| 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters | 1 minute =60 seconds | 1 liter =1,000 milliliters |
| 1 meter =100 centimeters | 1 hour =60 minutes | 1 kilogram =1,000 grams |
| 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters | 1 gram =1,000 milligrams | |
| 1 centimeter =10 millimeters |
4. Convert.
11 kilometers 375 meters = ________ meters
| Conversions | ||
| 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters | 1 minute =60 seconds | 1 liter =1,000 milliliters |
| 1 meter =100 centimeters | 1 hour =60 minutes | 1 kilogram =1,000 grams |
| 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters | 1 gram =1,000 milligrams | |
| 1 centimeter =10 millimeters |
5. Convert.
centimeters ______ millimeters
| Conversions | ||
| 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters | 1 minute =60 seconds | 1 liter =1,000 milliliters |
| 1 meter =100 centimeters | 1 hour =60 minutes | 1 kilogram =1,000 grams |
| 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters | 1 gram =1,000 milligrams | |
| 1 centimeter =10 millimeters |
6. Compare using , or .
200 centimeters _____ () 2 meters
| Conversions | ||
| 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters | 1 minute =60 seconds | 1 liter =1,000 milliliters |
| 1 meter =100 centimeters | 1 hour =60 minutes | 1 kilogram =1,000 grams |
| 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters | 1 gram =1,000 milligrams | |
| 1 centimeter =10 millimeters |
7. Complete the table to show equivalent measurements in meters and millimeters.
| Meters | Millimeters |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 |
| Conversions | ||
| 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters | 1 minute =60 seconds | 1 liter =1,000 milliliters |
| 1 meter =100 centimeters | 1 hour =60 minutes | 1 kilogram =1,000 grams |
| 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters | 1 gram =1,000 milligrams | |
| 1 centimeter =10 millimeters |