Measurement Flashcards
Customary System
The units of measurement most often used in the United States. These include foot, pound, and quart.
Length
Measurement of the distance between two points.
Customary units of length
Centimeters, inches, feet, yards, miles
Convert
To change one unit to another
Weight
A measurement that tells you how heavy an object is.
Customary units of weight (2)
Ounces and Pounds
Capacity
The amount a container can hold
Customary units of capacity (4)
Cups, pints, quarts, gallons
Mass
Measure of the amount of matter in an object.
Metric system
The decimal system of measurement includes units such as meter, gram and liter.
Fair share
An amount divided equally
Line plot
A graph that uses columns of X’s above a number line to show frequency of data.
Metric units of length (3)
Millimeters centimeters meters
Metric units of capacity (1)
Grams