Starter quiz
- __________ units are based around the standard units of metre, gram and litre.
- 'metric' ✓
- Centi placed before a unit means
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- ✓
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- Milli placed before a unit means
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- ✓
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- 1.3 litres is equivalent to
- 13 millilitres
- 130 millilitres
- 1300 millilitres ✓
- 13 000 millilitres
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- 13 490 metres is equivalent to
- 1349 kilometres
- 134.9 kilometres
- 13.49 kilometres ✓
- 1.349 kilometres
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- 2100 millimetres is the same as
- 210 centimetres ✓
- 21 centimetres
- 21 metres
- 2.1 metres ✓
- 0.21 metres
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Exit quiz
- Match the equivalent measurements.
- 110 mm⇔11 cm ✓
- 110 cm⇔1100 mm ✓
- 110 m⇔0.11 km ✓
- 110 km⇔110 000 m ✓
- True or false? Measurements must always be converted to common units in order to compare them.
- True
- False ✓
- Not sure
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- True or false? Imperial measures are no longer used today.
- True
- False ✓
- Not sure
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- The length of a car should be measured in
- mm
- cm
- m ✓
- km
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- The mass of a dog should be measured in
- grams
- kilograms ✓
- ounces
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- The distance between Birmingham and Leeds should be measured in
- feet
- inches
- miles ✓
- metres
- kilometres ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Measures are not always presented in the same format.
- Sometimes a measure must be converted into a desired format.
- Real-life context can be useful in determining the most useful unit of measurement.
Common misconception
You have to convert to the same unit to decide if a measure is the same as another.
For metric units it is possible to compare the digits. Any conversion within metric has the same digits in the same order.
Keywords
Metric - Metric units are based around the standard units of metre, gram and litre.
Prefix - A prefix is a group of letters attached to the front of a root (word) to make a new word, for example tricycle.
Centi - Centi placed before a unit means (1/100)
Milli - Milli placed before a unit means (1/1000)
Kilo - Kilo placed before a unit means 1000 times.
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