Measurement Flashcards
Customary system
The units of measurement most often used in the United States. These include foot, pound, and quart.
Length
Measurements of the distance between two points.
Convert
To change one unit to another
Weight
A measurement that tells how heavy an object is
Mass
Measure of the amount of matter in an object
Capacity
The amount a container can hold
Metric system
The decimal system of measurement. Includes units such as meter, gram, and liter
Fair share
An amount divided equally
Line plot
A graph that uses columns of Xs above a number line to show frequency of date
Customary Units of length
This system measures length in inches, feet, yards, and miles; capacity in cups, pints, quarts, and gallons; weight in ounces, pounds, and tons; and temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
Customary units of weight
This system measures length in inches, feet, yards, and miles; capacity in cups, pints, quarts, and gallons; weight in ounces, pounds, and tons; and temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
Customary units of capacity
This system measures length in inches, feet, yards, and miles; capacity in cups, pints, quarts, and gallons; weight in ounces, pounds, and tons; and temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
Metric units of mass
n this system, the ratios between units of measurement are multiples of 10, for example, a kilogram is a 1,000 grams, and a centimeter is 100 of a meter.
Metric units of length
In this system the ratios between units of measurement are multiples of 10.
Metric units of capacity
A metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre l liter.
