Chapter ll Flashcards
Customary
The units of measurement most often used in the United States. These include foot, pounds and quart
Metric
The decimal system of measurement. Includes units such as meter, gram, and liter
Convert
To change one unit to another
Length
Measurement of the distance between two points
Weight
A measurement that tells how heavy an object is
Capacity
The amount a container can hold
Customary units of length
Inches, feet,yards, miles
Customary units of weight
Ounces, pounds, tons
Customary units of capacity
Gallons, quarts, pints, cups, fl. oz.
Metric units of lengths
Millimeter, centimeters, meters, kilometers
Metric units of weight
Grams, kilograms
Metric units of capacity
Liter, millimeter
Mass
Measure of the amount of matter in an object
Fair share
An amount divided equally
