Transcript Introduction to Measurement

Introduction to
Measurement
SOL 6.9
By: Jennifer Del-Castillo
John F. Kennedy Middle School
What you need to know
 First things first, you need to understand
the basics
 There are two systems of measurement
 US/Customary System which we use here
 Then there is the metric system which is
used all over the world
Measurement Basics
 Length: is the distance of something
measured
 Volume/Capacity: how much something
can hold ( generally liquid)
 Weight: how much something weighs
 Mass: how much space something takes
up
US/Customary System
 The US/Customary system has many
different units of measurement
 Each unit has a completely different
name
 They also have completely different
conversion factors
Metric System
 The metric system has base unit and
many different prefixes
Metric Units of
Measurement
 Meters: Measures length
 Liters: Measures volume or capacity
 Grams: measures weight/mass
Units of Measurement:
Volume
 US System
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Cups
Pints
Quarts
Gallons
Fluid Ounces
 Metric System
 Liters
Units of Measurement:
Length
 US System
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Inches
Feet
Yards
Miles
 Metric
 Meters
Units of Measurement:
Weight/Mass
 US System
 Ounce
 Pound
 Tons
 Metric
 Gram
Metric System Prefixes
 Mili- 1/1000, which means that
1000mm=1m
 Centi- 1/100, which means that
100cg=1g
 Deci- 1/10, which means that 10dl=1l
 Deka- 10, which means that 1dkm=10m
 Hecto- 100, which means that 1hg=100g
 Kilo- 1000, which means that 1kl=1000l
US Conversions
 Length
 1 foot = 12 inches
 1 yard = 3 feet
 1 mile = 5,280 feet
US Conversions
 Volume
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1 cup = 8 fl oz
1 pint = 2 cups
1 quart = 2 pints
1 gallon = 4 quarts
US Conversions
 Weight
 1 lb = 16 oz
 1 ton = 2000 lbs