{"id":276,"date":"2022-04-12T06:42:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T06:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=276"},"modified":"2025-04-10T09:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T09:58:15","slug":"n-2-compare-and-convert-metric-units-of-length","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/n-2-compare-and-convert-metric-units-of-length\/","title":{"rendered":"N.2 Compare and convert metric units of length"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Compare and convert metric units of length<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b;text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>key notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Metric Units of Length<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">The <strong>metric system<\/strong> is based on powers of 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Common units of length:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Millimeter (mm)<\/strong> \u2013 very small units (like thickness of a coin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Centimeter (cm)<\/strong> \u2013 small units (like the width of a finger)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meter (m)<\/strong> \u2013 standard unit (like the height of a door)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kilometer (km)<\/strong> \u2013 used for long distances (like from one town to another)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\">\ud83d\udccf <strong>Conversions Between Metric Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>To <strong>convert to a smaller unit<\/strong>, <strong>multiply<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To <strong>convert to a larger unit<\/strong>, <strong>divide<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-large-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th>From \u2192 To<\/th><th>Multiply\/Divide<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1 km = 1,000 m<\/td><td>\u00d71,000<\/td><td>2 km = 2,000 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1 m = 100 cm<\/td><td>\u00d7100<\/td><td>3 m = 300 cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1 m = 1,000 mm<\/td><td>\u00d71,000<\/td><td>1.5 m = 1,500 mm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1 cm = 10 mm<\/td><td>\u00d710<\/td><td>7 cm = 70 mm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>100 cm = 1 m<\/td><td>\u00f7100<\/td><td>200 cm = 2 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1,000 mm = 1 m<\/td><td>\u00f71,000<\/td><td>3,000 mm = 3 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1,000 m = 1 km<\/td><td>\u00f71,000<\/td><td>5,000 m = 5 km<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\">\ud83d\udd04 <strong>How to Compare Lengths<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>Convert both measurements to the <strong>same unit<\/strong> first.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then use <strong>comparison symbols<\/strong>:<br><strong>&gt; (greater than), &lt; (less than), = (equal to)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-large-font-size\">Compare 2.5 m and 250 cm<br>Convert 2.5 m to cm \u2192 2.5 \u00d7 100 = 250 cm<br>\u2705 250 cm = 250 cm \u2192 They are equal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#000060\">\ud83e\udde0 <strong>Tips to Remember<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use a <strong>place value chart<\/strong> to help with conversions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metric system is <strong>decimal-based<\/strong>\u2014easy to multiply\/divide by 10, 100, 1,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Always <strong>label<\/strong> your units in answers!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#105000\"><strong>Learn with an example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#abaef7\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\u27a1\ufe0f Convert:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\u200b______ centimeters = 5 meters<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out how many centimeters in 5 meters<br>Multiply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5&nbsp;\u00d7&nbsp;100&nbsp;=&nbsp;500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 500  centimeters  in 5  meters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>500 centimeters  = 5 meters<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#adf5ba\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\u27a1\ufe0f Which is more, 8 centimeters or 78 millimeters ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8 centimeters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>78 millimeters <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>neither; they are equal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out how many millimeters  are in 8 centimeters.<br>Multiply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8 \u00d7 10 = 80<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 80 millimeters  in 8 centimeters.<br>80 is more than 78.<br>8 centimeters is more than 78 millimeters .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#f7e3b0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#b00012\">\u27a1\ufe0f Which is more, 50 millimeters  or 5 centimeters?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>50 millimeters <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 centimeters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>neither; they are equal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out how many millimeters  are in 5 centimeters.<br>Multiply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5 \u00d7 10 = 50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 50 millimeters  in 5 centimeters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>50 millimeters is equal to 5 centimeters.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/83413\/524\/942\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-40.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-40.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-40-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-2-40-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/85059\/841\/543\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-41.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-41.png 500w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-41-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/5thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-1-41-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compare and convert metric units of length key notes : Metric Units of Length The metric system is based on powers of 10. 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