Measurement📏 Flashcards
Metre stick
Used to measure straight lines
Opisometer
Used to measure short curved lines
Vernier callipers
Diameters of widths of solid objects
Temperature
How to measure the hotness or coldness of a thing, using a thermometer
Metre
It is a unit of length measurement, 1metre = 100cm =1000mm = 0.001km
Second
A unit of time, there are 60 seconds in a minute
Celsius
A unit of temperature °C = degree Celsius
Cubic metre
A unit for measuring 3D shapes, or the width, it is how wide it is how wide it is, a road is wide enough for two cars
Width
One side of an object is normally called the width, it is how wide it is, a road is wide enough for two cars
Volume
How much space an object takes up, in 3D form,length x width x height,cm3, m3
Length
The distance from one point to another,can use a ruler
Mass
The amount of matter (stuff) in an object,found using an electronic balance
Area
The amount of surface that covers an object is called the area,length x width, cm2 , m2
Kilo gram
Unit of mass, found using an electronic balance
Degree
How something is split up, angles in maths are split into degrees, degree Celsius is used for temperature
