Measurement Flashcards
Cuastomary system
A system that the US uses. Including inches, feets, yards, and miles
Length
Measurement of the distance between two points.
Customary units of length (5)
12 inches=1 foot, 36 inches=1 yard, 3 feet=1 yard, 5280 feet= 1 yard, 1760 yards=1 mile
Weight
A measurement that tells how heavy an object is.
Convert
To change one unit to another
Customary units of weight
16 ounces=1 pound, 2000 pounds=1 ton
Capacity
The amount a container can hold
Customary units of capacity
8 fluid ounces=1cup, 2 cups=1 pint, 2 pints=1 quart, 4 quarts=1 gallon
Mass
Measurement of the amount of matter in an object.
Metric units of mass
1000 milligrams = 1 grams/1000 grams = I kilogram
Metric units of length
10 millimeters = 1 centimeters/1000 millimeters = 1 meter/1000 meters = kilometer
Metric system
The decimal system of measurement.
Metric units of capacity
10 milliliters = 1 liter
Fair share
A amount that is divided equally
Line plot
A graph that uses Xs as columns