Measurement vocabulary
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| Customary unit | measurement unit including inches,miles, etc...
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| foot | 12 inches
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| yard | 3 feet
36 inches
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| mile | 1,760 yds
5180 feet
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| Capacity | measurement used for liquid
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| Weight | measurement used for solids
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| Metric unit | measurement unit including millimeter, centimeter, etc...
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| kilometer | 1000 meters
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| meter | 100 centimeters
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| millimeter | smallest unit of metric unit
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| Perimeter | total length of a shapes sides
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| Area | number of square units needed to cover a 2 dimensional figure.
length x width
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| Volume | the amount of space that a 3 dimensional figure takes up and is measured in cubic units.
length x width x height
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| Elapsed time | amount of time consumed between a starting time and ending time
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| analog clock | A clock that displays time using a minute hand and hour hand.
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| centimeter | A metric unit of linear measurement that is equal to 1/100 of a meter.
100cm=1 meter
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| conversion | A change from one unit of measurement to another.
12 inches=1 feet
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| cup | A standard unit of capacity that is equal to 8 oz.
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| digital clock | A clock that displays the time using only digits separated by a colon.
Example--> 11:45
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| distance | The amount of space between 2 objects.
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| gallon | A standard unit of capacity that is equal to 16 cups, 8 pints, or 4 quarts.
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| gram | A metric unit of mass that is equal to 1/1000 of a kilogram.
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| ounce | A standard unit of weight or capacity.
In weight, an ounce is 1/16 of a pound. 16oz=1 lb.
In capacity, an ounce is 1/8 of a cup. 8oz.=1 cup
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| pint | A standard unit of capacity equal to 2 cups.
1 pt. = 2 cups
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| pound | A standard unit of weight equal to 16 ounces.
16 oz = 1 lb.
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| quart | A standard unit of capacity equal to 2 pints or 4 cups.
1 quart = 2 pints
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| quarter past | Refers to 15 minutes past the hour--the minute hand will be pointing to the three on the clock
6:15=quarter past 6
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| quarter to | Refers to 45 minutes past the hour--or fifteen minutes until the next hour
5:45=quarter to 6 (the next hour!)
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| second | A unit of time equal to 1/60 of a minute
60seconds=1 minute
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| standard units | A system used in the United States to measure things. (Also known as "Customary Units").
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| ton | A standard unit of measurement that is equal to 2,000 pounds.
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| half past | Refers to 30 minutes past the hour--the minute hand is pointing to the six on the clock and is HALF WAY around the clock.
4:30=half past 4
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| hour | A unit of time equal to 60 minutes
60 minutes = 1 hour
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| inch | A standard unit of linear measurement that is 1/12 of a foot.
12 inches = 1 foot
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| kilogram | A metric unit of mass equal to 1000 grams.
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| kilometer | A metric unit of linear measurement equal to 1000 meters
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| length | The distance of an object from one end to the other.
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| liter | A metric unit of volume that is equal to 1000 milliliters.
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| mass | A measure of how much matter is in an object.
For example, a bowling ball on Earth would weigh 10 lb, but on the moon it would weight less. Its mass never changed!
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| measure | To figure out the weight, capacity, length, etc of an object.
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| milliliter | A metric unit of measurement equal to 1/1000 of a Liter.
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| minute | A unit of time equal to 60 seconds.
60 seconds = 1 minute
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| month | A unit of time equal to about 30 days or 1/12 of a year.
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