Measuring Distance Worksheet
Grade 5 Math worksheet focusing on measuring distance using various units and tools.
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Measuring Distance
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. Show your work where applicable.
1. Which unit would you use to measure the length of a classroom?
Centimeters
Meters
Millimeters
Kilometers
2. How many centimeters are in 3 meters?
30 cm
300 cm
3000 cm
0.03 cm
3. A standard ruler is usually centimeters long.
4. To measure very long distances, like between cities, we use .
5. Look at the ruler below. What is the length of the pencil shown?

6. There are 1000 meters in 1 kilometer.
True
False
7. A millimeter is longer than a centimeter.
True
False
8. A ribbon is 2 meters long. If you cut off 75 centimeters, how much ribbon is left in centimeters?
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