Measurement Flashcards
Customary system
The unit of measurement that the U.S. uses. It has inches, feet, and yards
Length
How long something is.
Customary Units of length
12 inches = 1 foot 3 feet = 1 yard 36 inches = 1 yard 5,280 feet = 1 mile 1,780 yards = 1 mile
Convert
To change something into an equivalent
Weight
How heavy something is
Customary units of weight
16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb.) 2,000 lb. = 1 ton (T)
Capacity
The amount something takes up
Customary units of capacity
8 fluid ounces = 1 cup
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
Metric units of mass
1,000 grams = 1 kilogram
.001 kilograms = 1 gram
Metric units of length
1,000 meters = 1 kilometer
1,000 millimeters = 1 meter
1,000,000 millimeters = 1 kilometer
Metric system
The measurement system that other countries use.
KHDUDCM
Metric units of capacity
1,000 milliliters = 1 liter
Fair share
The average of how many people/numbers there are
Line plot
A diagram to show data X X X X X ------------------------------ 1/3 1 2
Mass
How heavy something is in the metric system