Length and Metric Units Worksheet
Grade 3 Math worksheet focusing on understanding and measuring length using metric units.
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Length and Metric Units
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where necessary.
1. The basic unit of length in the metric system is the .
2. There are 100 in 1 meter.
3. A millimeter is smaller than a .
4. To measure a very long distance, like the length of a road, you would use .
5. Which unit would you use to measure the length of a pencil?
Kilometers
Meters
Centimeters
Millimeters
6. Look at the ruler below. What is the length of the shaded part?
Length: cm
7. A centimeter is longer than a meter.
True
False
8. If you have a ribbon that is 2 meters long, how many centimeters long is it?
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