Measurement Flashcards
(15 cards)
Customary system
The unit of measurement that the U.S. uses. It has inches, feet, and yards
Length
How long something is.
Customary Units of length
12 inches = 1 foot 3 feet = 1 yard 36 inches = 1 yard 5,280 feet = 1 mile 1,780 yards = 1 mile
Convert
To change something into an equivalent
Weight
How heavy something is
Customary units of weight
16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb.) 2,000 lb. = 1 ton (T)
Capacity
The amount something takes up
Customary units of capacity
8 fluid ounces = 1 cup
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
Metric units of mass
1,000 grams = 1 kilogram
.001 kilograms = 1 gram
Metric units of length
1,000 meters = 1 kilometer
1,000 millimeters = 1 meter
1,000,000 millimeters = 1 kilometer
Metric system
The measurement system that other countries use.
KHDUDCM
Metric units of capacity
1,000 milliliters = 1 liter
Fair share
The average of how many people/numbers there are
Line plot
A diagram to show data X X X X X ------------------------------ 1/3 1 2
Mass
How heavy something is in the metric system