Measurement

Question 1

Yard

Answer 1

1-yard equals 3 feet or 36 inches. (A yardstick)

Question 2

Mile

Answer 2

1 mile is 5,280 feet. (3 laps around our walking track)

Question 3

foot

Answer 3

A foot is 12 inches. (The length of a piece of notebook paper)

Question 4

ton

Answer 4

A ton is 2,000 pounds. (example: adult elephant)

Question 5

Ounce

Answer 5

A small unit of liquid measurement. An ounce is about the amount of liquid in a medicine cup like those on cough medicine bottles.

Question 6

Pint

Answer 6

16 ounces. The amount of liquid in the water bottles that come in big packages at the store

Question 7

Quart

Answer 7

32 ounces of liquid. The large Gatorade bottle would be an example.

Question 8

Gallon

Answer 8

128 ounces. 4 quarts. 8 pints. The large milk jug is an example.

Question 9

Inch

Answer 9

A small unit of measurement. About the same length as the metal part on a yellow school pencil.

Question 10

Pound

Answer 10

A pound is 16 ounces. Your social studies book weighs about a pound.

Question 11

Area

Answer 11

The amount of space on a flat surface measured in square units.

Question 12

Perimeter

Answer 12

The distance around a polygon.

Question 13

Volume

Answer 13

The amount of space in a 3-dimensional object. Measured in cubic units.

Question 14

Circumference

Answer 14

The distance around a circle.

Question 15

Seconds

Answer 15

A unit of time equal to about the time it takes to snap you fingers.

Question 16

Minute

Answer 16

60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.

Question 17

Hour

Answer 17

60 minutes or 1/24 of a day.

Question 18

1 Day

Answer 18

24 hours or 1/365th of a year.

Question 19

Year

Answer 19

365 days. It’s divided into 12 months.

Question 20

Decade

Answer 20

10 years.

Question 21

Century

Answer 21

100 years

Question 22

Cup

Answer 22

A cup is 8 ounces. (Your milk/juice carton in the cafeteria is an example)