Customary Units
What units do we use to measure lengths?
inches, feet, yards, miles
What unit do we use to measure lengths?
meter
How many feet in a mile?
5280 feet
25 cm = ______ mm
250 mm
About how long is a pencil in inches?
6-8 inches
What units do we use to measure weights?
ounces, pounds, tons
What unit do we use to measure weight?
gram
36 inches =_________ ft
3 feet
350 kL =_________ L
350,000 L
About how tall is the doorway in feet?
8-10 feet
Name 4 of the units we use to measure capacity?
fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, gallons
What unit do we use to measure capacity?
Liter
3 tons = ________ lbs
6000 lbs
4 g =____________ hg
0.04 hg
About how tall is my desk in meters?
1 meter
How many pounds in a ton?
2000
Everywhere but the United States
4 pints = ___________ quarts
2 quarts
678,000,000 mg = _________ kg
678 kg
How many cups in a gallon?
16
Name 5 of the 6 prefixes we use in the Metric System?
milli, centi, deci, deka, hecto, kilo
115 inches= ______________ ft ___________in
9 ft 7 inches
Compare 35 m ______ 378 cm
35 m > 378 cm