This math topic focuses on converting various metric units to their base or another specified unit. The conversions range from smaller to larger units and vice versa, such as meters to hectometers, meters to decimeters, millimeters to meters, decameters to meters, kilometers to meters, meters to kilometers, and meters to centimeters. Each question provides multiple choice answers, requiring the student to have a good understanding of metric unit scales and conversions between these scales.

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Measurement Conversion - Metric Units - Single Unit to Base - Large to Base Worksheet

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Measurement Conversion - Metric Units - Single Unit to Base - Large to Base
1
Convert this value to meters
1 hm
a
1,000 m
b
0.1 m
c
100 m
d
10 m
e
10,000 m
f
100,000 m
2
Convert this value to meters
1 mm
a
0.001 m
b
0.1 m
c
0.00001 m
d
0.000001 m
e
1 m
f
0.01 m
3
Convert this value to hectometers
100 m
a
0.01 hm
b
10 hm
c
100 hm
d
1 hm
e
1,000 hm
f
0.001 hm
4
Convert this value to decimeters
0.1 m
a
1,000 dm
b
0.01 dm
c
10 dm
d
1 dm
e
100 dm
f
0.001 dm
5
Convert this value to meters
1 km
a
1,000 m
b
1,000,000 m
c
1 m
d
10 m
e
10,000 m
f
100 m
6
Convert this value to centimeters
0.01 m
a
0.01 cm
b
0.001 cm
c
1,000 cm
d
100 cm
e
1 cm
f
10 cm
7
Convert this value to millimeters
0.001 m
a
0.001 mm
b
10 mm
c
0.01 mm
d
1 mm
e
1,000 mm
f
100 mm
8
Convert this value to meters
1 dm
a
100 m
b
0.0001 m
c
1 m
d
0.001 m
e
10 m
f
0.1 m