Math: Measurement

Units of Measurement

100

What is the smallest unit of measurement? 

Millimeter (mm)

200

How many millimeters (mm) are in 1 centimeter (cm)?

10

300

How do we change centimeters (cm) to millimeters (mm)?

Multiply by 10

Example: 5cm = 50mm

400

How many centimeters (cm) are in a meter (m)?

100

500

Area is always measured in units _____

Squared 

Perimeter

100

True or false: Perimeter refers to the outside space around a shape

True

200

What is the formula for calculating perimeter?

P = side + side + side + side

300

What is the perimeter for a square with a side length of 5cm?

P = 20cm)

(5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20)

400

What is the perimeter of a triangle with the following dimensions? 11m, 9m, 10m

30m

500

A rectangular swimming pool has a length of 27m and a width of 19m. What is the perimeter? 

92m

Area

100

True or false: Area of a square/rectangle is calculated by adding up all the sides of a shape

False 

Area is calculated by multiplying the length by the width 

200

What is the area for a rectangle with a width of 5m and a length of 10m?

A = 50m²

300

What is the formula for area of a triangle?

bxh/2

Base multiplied by Height, divided by 2

400

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 8cm and 10cm?

40cm²

500

What is the area of a square with a side length of 10m?

100m²

Random

100

What unit of measurement would you use to measure the keyboard of a chromebook?

Centimeters 

200

What unit of measurement would you use to measure the distance from your house to your school?

Kilometers

300

What term refers to the inside space of a shape?

Area

400

If 1 meter = 100cm, how many cm are in 7 m?

700cm

500

If a square has an area of 25cm^2, what is the length of its sides?

5cm

Because 5 x 5 = 25