Mearsurment Flashcards

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Measurment

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The size, length, or amount of something, as established by measuring.

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Length

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the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of a body.

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Customary unit of length

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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
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4
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Convert

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To change one unit to an other

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Weight

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A measurement that tells how heavy an object is

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Customary units of capcity

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4 quarts equal 1 gallon
2 pints in 1 quart
8 pints in 1 gallon
2 cups equals 1 pint

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7
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Capacity

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The amount a container can hold

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8
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Customary units of weight

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16 oz = 1lb

2,000 lbs = 1 ton

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9
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Fair share

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Average

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10
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Line plot

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A graph of columns that shows data

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Customary system

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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.

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Mass

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The mass of something in something

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Metric system

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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.

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14
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Metric units of mass

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1 kilograms 1000 grams

1 gram 1000 milograms

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15
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metric units of length

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1 kilometer 1000 meters
1 meter 100 centimeters
1 centimeters 10 milometers

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