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Measurement
Learning units of measurement in the customary and metric system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cup (c) CUSTOMARY VOLUME | A small unit used to measure liquid volume. About the amount in a small juice box. |
| gallon (gal) CUSTOMARY LIQUID VOLUME | 4 quarts = 1 gallon. A gallon of milk |
| ounces (oz) CUSTOMARY WEIGHT | A small unit used to measure weight. About the weight of a slice of bread or a few pencils. It is smaller than a pound. |
| pounds (lbs) CUSTOMARY WEIGHT | A unit equal to 16 ounces. About the weight of a FULL loaf of bread or a soccer ball |
| feet (ft) or foot (ft) CUSTOMARY LENGTH | A unit equal to 12 inches. About the length from your wrist to elbow |
| yards (yd) CUSTOMARY LENGTH | A unit equal to 3 feet . About the distance from fingertip to fingertip when your arms are stretched out. |
| pint CUSTOMARY LIQUID VOLUME | 2 cups = 1 pint. About the size of a carton of milk at school. |
| quart CUSTOMARY LIQUID VOLUME | 2 pints = 1 quart OR 4 cups = 1 quart. About the size of a large water bottle. |
| centimeter (cm) METRIC LENGTH | 10 mm = 1 cm. About the width of a fingernail. |
| miles (mi) CUSTOMARY LENGTH | A unit used to measure long distances. About 4 laps around a football field or from John Colemon Elementary to Taylor Farms |
| meter (m) METRIC LENGTH | 100 cm = 1 meter. About the height of a doorknob from the floor. MORE than a yard |
| milliliter (mL) METRIC LIQUID VOLUME | a SMALL metric unit for liquid volume. About 20 drops of water |
| liter (L) METRIC LIQUID VOLUME | 1,000 milliliters = 1 Liter. A large water bottle or a bottle of soda. |
| inch (in) CUSTOMARY LENGTH | small unit used to measure short lengths. About the length of the top segment of your thumb or a large paperclip. |
| ton CUSTOMARY WEIGHT | A very large unit equal to 2,000 pounds. About the weight of a small car. |
| millimeter (mm) METRIC LENGTH | a VERY small metric unit for length. About the thickness of a coin |
| kilometer (km) METRIC LENGTH | 1,000 meters = 1 kilometer. A little more than 1/2 a mile |
| gram (g) METRIC WEIGHT/MASS | A small metric unit for mass. About the weight of a paperclip |
| kilogram (kg) METRIC WEIGHT/MASS | 1,000 grams = 1 kilogram. About the weight of a textbook or a liter of water. |
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MSEPOWELL
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