Measurement Review

Vocabulary

100

_____ is the measurement of a line between two points.

capacity          OR             length

length

200

_________ is the amount of liquid a container holds.

capacity              OR            Mass

capacity

300

The amount of matter that an object has is known as its __________.

convert              OR             mass

mass

400

When you change the unit of measure, you _________ measurements.

mass               OR          convert

convert

500

Centimeter, gram, and liter are all examples of units of measure from the __________.

metric system           OR             capacity

metric system

Conversions

100

How many grams in 12 kilograms?

12,000g

200

How many millimeters in 16 centimeters?

160mm

300

How many milliliters (mL) in 5 Liters?

5,000mL

400

How many grams in 7 kilograms?

7,000 grams

500

How many centimeters in 23 meters?

2,300 cm

Which is best?

100

What is the most reasonable estimate for a pail of water?

6 milliliters            OR                6 liters

6 liters

200

What is the most reasonable mass for a rocking chair?

15 grams            OR              15 kilograms

15 kilograms

300

What is the best estimate for a bottle of glue?

15 millimeters

15 centimeters

15 meters

15 centimeters 

400

What is the most reasonable unit for a polar bear?

450 grams             OR            450 kilograms

450 kilograms

500

How much for a filled bucket?

30 grams           OR        30 kilograms

30 kilograms

Word Problems

100

Tyler bought a large bag of peanuts at a baseball game. Is it more reasonable to say that the mass of the peanuts is 1 gram or 1 kilogram?

1 kilogram

200

Adrianna went on a hiking trip. Which measurement best describes how far she hiked, 10 kilometers or 10 meters?

10 kilometers

300

Raul has a bottle of salad dressing. Is 700 milliliters or 700 liters a more reasonable estimate for the capacity of the bottle of salad dressing?

700 milliliters

400

Is it more reasonable to say that a pack of markers has a mass of 12 grams or 12 kilograms?

12 grams

500

Which object has a capacity closer to 200 milliliters: a cereal bowl or a kitchen sink?

cereal bowl

Units of Measurement

100

How do you measure length?

gram            OR              centimeter

centimeter

200

How do you measure mass?

kilogram        OR            meter

kilogram

300

How do you measure capacity?

kilometer           OR               liter

liter

400

How do you measure length?

millimeter         OR         milliliter

millimeter 

500

How do you measure mass?

meter              OR              gram

gram