ParaPro Assesment Practice Exam

Disable ads (and more) with a membership for a one time $2.99 payment

Prepare for the ParaPro Assessment with flashcards and multiple choice questions including hints and explanations. Ace your exam with confidence!

Each practice test/flash card set has 50 randomly selected questions from a bank of over 500. You'll get a new set of questions each time!

Practice this question and more.

What metric unit is smaller than a meter?

Decimeter
Centimeter
Kilometer
Millimeter

The correct answer is: Centimeter

The correct response is that a centimeter is smaller than a meter. In the metric system, measurements are based on powers of ten, which makes it quite systematic and easy to convert between units. A meter is the standard unit of length in the metric system, and it is equivalent to 100 centimeters. This means that when you divide a meter into 100 equal parts, each part is one centimeter. Thus, a centimeter represents a smaller length than a meter. While other options like the decimeter and millimeter also represent measurements that are smaller than a meter, the term "centimeter" specifically fits the criteria of being smaller than a meter while being more commonly used in everyday measurements compared to a millimeter or decimeter. A kilometer, on the other hand, is larger than a meter, as it equals 1,000 meters.