Area/perimeter
word problems
vocabulary
conversions
miscellaneous
100

What is the area of a rectangle if one side is 5 feet and the other is 10 feet?

50 square feet
100

What could you measure milk in?

quarts, pints, gallons

100
What do you get when you add up all the sides of a shape?

perimeter

100

5 tons= ________ pounds

hint: there are 2,000 pounds in one ton

10,000 pounds

100

What is the most popular ice cream flavor in the United States?

vanilla
200

What is the perimeter of a rectangle where one side is 20 inches and the other is 10 inches?

60 inches

200

What would you use to measure lengths of time? Give me 3 answers.

seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks

200

What do you get when you multiply length times width?

area

200

5 feet= _____ inches

there are 12 inches in a foot

60 inches

200

In which sport could you do a "cannonball"?

swimming

300

What is the area of a square with one side that is 3 feet long?

9 square feet

300

If a sandbox is shaped like a square and the area is 81 square feet, what is the length of each side?

9 feet

300

What are at least two units used to measure weight?

ounces, pounds, and tons

300

5 kilograms= _____grams

there are 1,000 grams in 1 kilogram

5,000 grams

300

What state was surfing invented in?

Hawaii

400

What is the perimeter of a square with a side that is 9 feet long?

36 feet

400

A league is a nautical measurement equal to about 3 miles. If a ship travels 2,000 leagues, about how many miles does the ship travel?

about 6,000 miles

400

Pounds could be converted to what two other ways to measure weight?

tons or ounces

400

5 miles= _____yards

1 mile=1760 yards

8,800 yards

400

What do you call the movement of water that creates waves at the beach?

tides

500

What is the area and perimeter of a square with a side that is 25 feet long?

Area= 625 square feet

perimeter= 100 feet

500

If a rectangle has an area of 8 square feet and the length is 4 feet long, how long is the width and what is the perimeter?

width= 2 feet

perimeter=12 feet

500

The amount of liquid something can hold is called its _________.

capacity

500

9 yards = _______ inches

hint: there are 3 feet in a yard and 12 inches in a foot

324 inches

500

What does SPF stand for on sunscreen bottles?

sun protection factor