Measurement Units
What does an inch measure?
small lengths
What U.S. Customary unit would be best for measuring the length of a football field?
yards
12 inches = 1 foot. How many inches are in 3 feet?
36 inches.
What is a 6-sided polygon called?
Hexagon.
Hannah wants to build a fence for her backyard. Is she measuring perimeter or area?
What does a gallon measure?
big volumes
A zookeeper wants to measure how heavy the elephants are at the zoo. What METRIC unit would be best for her to use?
kilograms
2 cups = 1 pint. How many pints does 62 cups equal to?
31 pints.
__________ lines intersect at a 90 degree angle.
Perpendicular
Neil wants to paint his bedroom walls. Is he measuring perimeter or area?
Area
Milligrams and kilograms are both METRIC units for measuring mass/weight. Which one is the bigger unit?
Kilograms
Johnny's grandma wants to know how long his school day is. What measurement would be best for him to calculate this length of time with?
hours
16 oz. = 1 lb. How many ounces are in 5 lbs.?
80 oz.
An angle LESS than 90 degrees is an ______ angle. An angle GREATER than 90 degrees is an ______ angle.
acute; obtuse
What is the area of a square that has 4 inch sides?
16 square inches
Temperature is measured in degrees. What are the 3 different units/types of degrees used to measure temperature?
Degrees Fahrenheit, Degrees Celsius, & Degrees Kelvin
Amy is buying mini juice boxes for her brother. What U.S. Customary unit is used to measure how much juice is in each mini juice box?
FLUID ounce. (fl.oz.)
12 in. = 1 ft. and 3 ft. = 1 yd. How many inches are in 2 yards?
72 inches.
A ray has a dot on one end. What is at the other end of a ray?
an arrow
Matt is paving his rectangular driveway. His driveway is 30 feet long and 22 feet wide. What's the area of his driveway?
660 square feet.
Pounds and tons both measure ______. The _____ is for measuring bigger objects.
mass/weight; ton
If a barber is measuring how thin a strand of hair is, then he is measuring ________. The best metric unit for measuring this is the ________.
length; millimeter
8 fl oz = 1 cup and 2 cups = 1 pt. How many fluid ounces are in 11 pints?
176 fl oz
Parallel lines _____ cross. Intersecting lines ______ cross.
NEVER; DO
Lizzie wants to wrap a piece of ribbon around a gift box. The box is 8 inches wide and 5 inches long. How much ribbon does she need?
26 inches.