Customary and Metric Measurements Vocabulary
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| The _________ system is the main system of measurement worldwide. | metric
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| The basic metric unit for length is the _____________. | meter(m)
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| The basic metric unit for capacity is the _________. | liter(L)
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| The basic metric ________ of mass is the gram. | unit
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| The ___________ of measurement is the main system of measurement in the United States. | customary system
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| Unlike the metric system, the customary system of measurement does not use a ______ unit for length, capacity, and weight. | basic
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| Five __________________ of capacity are the fluid ounce (fl oz.), the cup (c), the pint (pt) the quart (qt), and the gallon (gal). | customary units
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| _____________________ are the common customary units for capacity. | fluid ounce, cup, pint, quart, and gallon
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| Inch, foot, yard, and mile are the common customary units for ________________. | length
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| The _______ of an object is the amount of matter it has. | mass
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| Tell whether the measurement is a weight, a capacity, or a length: 9 pints | capacity
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| Two of other metric units of mass are the ___________ and the ________________. | milligram (mg)/kilogram (kg)
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| Capacity measures the amount that a container can _____________. | hold
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| The _________ are metric units for capacity. | liter, (L)milliliter (mL), and the kiloliter (kL)
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| The length of a cricket is about 3 ____________ long. | centimeters
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| Three customary units of weight are the ounce (oz), the pound (lb), and the _________. | ton (T)
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| Tell whether the measurement is a weight, a capacity, or a length: 7 ounces | weight
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| An appropriate unit to measure the mass of a pencil is a ______________. | gram (g)
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| The Latin prefixes milli (thousand) and centi (hundred) are used to form units ______ than a meter. | less
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| The Greek prefix kilo (thousand) is used to from a unit ______________ than a meter. | greater
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| A ________ ounce is a unit of capacity. | fluid
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