Mearsurment Flashcards
Measurment
The size, length, or amount of something, as established by measuring.
Length
the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of a body.
Customary unit of length
12 inches equal 1 foot 1 yard equals 3 feet 1 yard equals 36 inches 1 mile equals 1,760 yards 1 mile equals 5280 feet
Convert
To change one unit to an other
Weight
A measurement that tells how heavy an object is
Customary units of capcity
4 quarts equal 1 gallon
2 pints in 1 quart
8 pints in 1 gallon
2 cups equals 1 pint
Capacity
The amount a container can hold
Customary units of weight
16 oz = 1lb
2,000 lbs = 1 ton
Fair share
Average
Line plot
A graph of columns that shows data
Customary system
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.
Mass
The mass of something in something
Metric system
the decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, capacity, and weight or mass. The system was first proposed by the French astronomer and mathematician Gabriel Mouton (1618–94) in 1670 and was standardized in France under the Republican government in the 1790s.
Metric units of mass
1 kilograms 1000 grams
1 gram 1000 milograms
metric units of length
1 kilometer 1000 meters
1 meter 100 centimeters
1 centimeters 10 milometers