Measurement

Question 1

Customary system

Answer 1

The units of measurement most often used in the United States.These include foot, pound, and quart.

Question 2

Length

Answer 2

Measurement of the distance between two points.

Question 3

Convert

Answer 3

To change one unit to another.

Question 4

Weight

Answer 4

A measurement that tells how heavy an object is.

Question 5

Capacity

Answer 5

The amount of a container can hold.

Question 6

Customary units of length

Answer 6

There are 12 inches in a foot, 36 inches equals 1 foot, there are 3 feet in a yard, there are 1,760 yards equals 1 mile, there are 5,280 feet in a mile.

Question 7

Customary units of weight

Answer 7

There are 16 oz in a pound, there are 2,000 pounds in a ton.

Question 8

Customary unit of capacity

Answer 8

There are four quarts in a gallon, there are two pints in a quart, there are two cups in a pint, there are eight fluid oz in a cup.

Question 9

Metric units of mass

Answer 9

1000 milligrams= 1 gram

1,000 grams = 1 kilogram

Question 10

Metric units of length

Answer 10

10 millimeters= 1 centimeter
100 centimeters = 1 meter
1,000 meters = 1 kilometer

Question 11

Metric system

Answer 11

The decimal system of measurement. Includes units such as meter, gram, and liter.

Question 12

Metric units of capacity

Answer 12

1,000 millimeters = 1 liter

Question 13

Fair share

Answer 13

An amount divided equally.

Question 14

Line plot

Answer 14

A graph that uses columns of x’s above a number line to show frequency of data.