Units of Length Worksheet
Explore and practice with different units of length including millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers.
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Standards
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.A.1
Topics
lengthmeasurementunitssciencegrade 5
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Units of Length
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where necessary.
1. Which unit would you use to measure the length of an ant?
a
kilometers
b
meters
c
centimeters
d
millimeters
2. How many centimeters are in 1 meter?
a
10
b
100
c
1000
d
0.1
3. There are 10 in 1 centimeter.
4. The unit used to measure long distances, like between cities, is .
5. A pencil is 15 cm long. How many millimeters is that?
6. Look at the ruler and the object next to it. What is the length of the eraser in centimeters?

Length: cm
7. A kilometer is shorter than a meter.
T
True
F
False