MEASUREMENT

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MEASUREMENT
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Metric Units of Length
1 kilometer (km) 1,000 meters (m)
1 meter (m) 10 decimeters (dm)
1 meter (m) 100 centimeters (cm)
1 meter (m) 1,000 millimeters (mm)
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1 centimeter (cm) 10 millimeters (mm)
1 decimeter (dm) 10 centimeters (cm)
1 decimeter (dm) 100 millimeters (mm)
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1 m
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2.54 centimeters 1 inch
1 Meter is a little more than a yard. 1 meter is
approximately 3 inches longer than 1 yard.
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Kilo Thousands km kg kl Hecto Hundreds hm hg h
l Deka Tens dkm dkg dkl Unit m g l Deci
Tenths dm dg dl Centi Hundredths cm cg cl Mil
li Thousandths mm mg ml
Meter Liter Gram
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Meter Length Liter Measures Liquid Gram
Weight To Convert DR - DOWN RIGHT UL
- UP LEFT
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Kangaroos Km Hop hm Down dkm
Mountains m During dm Cold cm
Months mm
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Metric Units of Capacity
Capacity - the volume of a figure given as a
liquid measurement (how much liquid an object
holds)
1,000 milliliters (mL) 1 liter (L)
A milliliter is about 20 drops of water.
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One liter is a little more than one quart.
A half gallon of orange juice is almost 2 liters.

half gallon of OJ ? 2 liter soda
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Kangaroos Kl Hop hl Down dkl
Ladders l During dl Cold cl Months
ml
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Metric Units of Mass
mass - the amount of matter that something
contains
gram (g) - a unit of mass
kilogram (kg) - a unit of mass equal to 1,000 g
1,000 milligrams 1 gram
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A milliliter of water weighs about 1 gram (g).
The gram is used to measure small weights.
A paper clip weighs about 1 gram
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28 grams is approximately equal to 1 ounce.
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The kilogram is used to measure heavier weights.
1 kilogram (kg) 1,000 grams (g)
A brick weighs about 1 kilogram
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1 kilogram is approximately equal to 2.2 pounds.
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Kangaroos Kg Hop hg Down
dkg Gang planks g During dg Cold
cg Months mg
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Customary Units Length 12 inches (in.) 1
foot (ft.) 36 inches (in.) 3 feet (ft.)
1 yard (yd.) 5,280 feet (ft.) 1,760
yards 1 mile(mi.)
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Customary Units Capacity 8 fluid ounces (fl.
oz.) 1 cup (c) 2 cups (c) 1 pint (pt) 2
pints (pt) 1 quart (qt) 2 quarts
(qt) ½ gallon (gal) 4 quarts (qt) 1
gallon (gal)
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Customary Units Weight 16 ounces (oz) 1 pound
(lb) 2,000 pounds (lbs) 1 Ton (T)
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Customary Units Time 60 seconds (sec) 1 minute
(min) 60 minutes (min) 1 hour (hr) 24 hours
(hr) 1 day 7 days 1 week (wk) 52 weeks
(wk) 1 year (yr) 12 months (mo) 1 year
(yr) 365 days 1 year (yr) 366 days 1 leap
year
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TEMPERATURE
Customary - Fahrenheit F Metric - Celsius
C 212F - Water Boils 100C - Water
Boils 98.6F - Normal Body 37C - Normal
Body Temperature Temperature 68F
- Room Temperature 20C - Room
Temperature 32F - Water Freezes 0C - Water
Freezes
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0 - 10C COLD
11 - 20 C COOL
21 - 30C WARM
31 - 40C HOT