Measurement-Obj 4
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- meter
- metric unit for length / a little longer than a yard. A meter is about 39 inches. (ALSO, it is the distance between a doorknob and the floor about 39 inches)
- Fahrenheit
- a U.S. customary measure of temperature in which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees
- inch
- is greater than a centimeter (about the distance between knuckles on a finger)
- scale
- an instrument for weighing people or things
- tape measure
- measuring instrument marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
- ton
- 2,000 pounds
- centimeter
- A unit for measure of length equal to 0.01 meters / about as wide as your little finger
- weight
- the measure of the pull of gravity on an object
- gallon
- Liquid unit of capacity equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
- measuring cup
- graduated cup used for measuring ingredients
- pound
- a unit of weight (it equals 16 ounces)
- measuring spoon
- a tool used to measure small quantities of ingredients
- balance
- a scale used to measure mass
- mile
- 5,280 linear feet; You have to walk 4 times around a track to walk a mile.
- scale
- a measuring instrument for weighing
- kilometer
- a bit more than half a mile, A metric measure of distance equal to 1,000 meters.
- thermometer
- a tool for measuring temperature.
- metric system
- An international system of measurement based on multiples of ten. Also called International System.
- volume
- the amount of space occupied by an object
- degree
- temperature on a thermometer is measured in these units
- pint
- A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/8 gallon or 16 ounces
- gram
- a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
- eye dropper
- pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time
- liter
- basic unit of volume in the metric system-slightly more than a quart
- decimeter
- a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
- mass
- The quantity of matter in an object
- yard
- a unit of length equal to 3 feet (36 inches)
- milliliter
- a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
- yardstick
- a ruler or tape that is three feet long (36 inches)
- cup
- a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
- quart
- a unit to measure capacity (equals 2 pints)
- kilogram
- A unit of mass equal to 1000 grams.
- Celsius
- a metric temperature scale on which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100°
- ruler
- tool used to measure length consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
- ounce
- a small unit of wieght (how much water fits in a straw)
- foot
- a measure of length equal to 12 inches
- capacity
- the amount a container can hold
- length
- distance from one end to the other; how long something is