A
sixty minutes
hour
the number of square units needed to cover a surface
area
second
a period of time that equals sixty second
minute
the number of unit cubes that fit inside an object
volume
the distance around a figure
perimeter
a metric unit for measuring length
meter
A solid figure. Once face is a triangle, rectangle, or other shape with angles. The other faces are triangles.
pyramid
a standard metric unit for measuring mass (weight)
gram
something that stands for or represents something else
symbol
existing in 2 dimensions; having length, width, and height
two-dimensional figure
a change in the form of a measurement, different units, without a chance in the size or amount
conversion
used to measure the amount of matter in an object
mass
a system of measurement based on tens. The basic unit of capacity is liter. The basic unit of length is meter. The basic unit of mass is the gram.
Metric System
The same as a customary system. A measuring system that uses inches, feet, yards, miles, ounces, pints, tons, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons.
Standard System