Weights And Measurements Flashcards
On many French highways, the speed limit is 130 of these per hour, 110 if it’s raining.
Kilometers
In computers, a nibble is defined as a half of one of these
A byte
A cup is equal to about 237 milliliters or 16 of these kitchen drawer items
Tablespoons
This instrument measures atmospheric pressure: it’s name is used to mean anything that indicates change
A barometer
It is made of bronze and weighs 2,080 pounds… Is three feet high and measures fully twelve feet around at the lip
The Liberty Bell
Term for the notes on a piano from one C to the next C, or one D to the next D, or… So on
An octave
In case you were wondering, there are approximately 68 ounces of soda in this size bottle of Coke
A two-liter
It measures 164 feet long and 82 feet wide, has 10 lanes and is at least 6 feet7 inches deep.
An Olympic sized swimming pool
Also a term for the pitching rubber in baseball, it’s a thick, flat piece of stone or bacon
A slab
For liquids, 4 cups equals 2 pints or one of these units
A quart
Measurement: It’s 3.37 inches longer than a yard
A meter
This scale is named for the guy who invented the Mercury thermometer
Fahrenheit
