This math skill teaches identifying reasonable lengths using metric units by providing everyday examples that approximate measures like kilometers, meters, and smaller subdivisions such as centimeters and millimeters.
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Identify reasonable lengths in metric measurements
Test your understanding of identify reasonable lengths in metric measurements by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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What are some reasonable examples of each unit of length?
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A kilometer is about the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
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A hectometer, or 100 meters, is about the length of a football field
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A decameter, or 10 meters, is about the length of a bus or the height of a telephone pole
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One meter is about the length of a baseball bat
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A decimeter, or one tenth of a meter, is about the length of a pen
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A centimeter, one one hundredth of a meter, is around the width of a Cheerio
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A millimeter is about the thickness of a credit card