Linear Vocabulary
how long something is
What is length?
An object that can hold liquids or solids
What is a container?
Which holds more liquid: a teaspoon of medicine or a cup of juice?
What is a cup of juice?
You want to know how tall you are. What tool should you use?
What is measuring tape?
a large unit used to measure how much a container can hold, equal to 4 quarts.
What is a gallon?
how wide something is
What is width?
The amount that a container can hold.
What is capacity?
Which container holds more: a pint of ice cream or a quart of milk?
What is a quart of milk?
You want to know how much water is in a small cup. What unit would you use?
What are milliliters (mL) or cups?
a very small unit used to measure liquids or solids, especially in cooking.
What is a teaspoon?
a tool used to measure the length of an object in inches or feet
What is a ruler?
A small unit used to measure how much a container can hold.
What is a cup?
Which holds more: a liter of soda or a gallon of milk?
What is a gallon of milk?
You want to measure the distance from your classroom to the cafeteria. What unit would you use?
What are feet or yards?
a small unit used to measure liquids or solids, especially in cooking; equal to 3 teaspoons.
a small unit used to measure how long an object is
What is an inch?
A unit used to measure how much a container can hold, equal to 2 cups.
What is a pint?
Which container holds the most liquid: a pint of juice, a quart of ice cream, or a gallon of milk?
What is a gallon of milk?
You are baking cookies and need 2 cups of flour. What tool do you use?
What is a measuring cup?
a unit used to measure how long an object or distance is, equal to 3 feet
What is a yard?
a unit used to measure how long an object is, equal to 12 inches
What is a foot?
a unit used to measure ho9w much a container can hold, equal to 2 pints.
What is a quart?
Which holds the most: 2 quarts of juice, 1 gallon of milk, or 4 pints of water?
What is 1 gallon of milk?
You want to measure the amount of gas in a car’s fuel tank. What unit would you use?
What are gallons?
a large unit used to measure how long an object or distance is, equal to 5, 280 feet or 1,760
What is a mile?