Measurement Examples And Worksheet - A-64 Appendix 5 Page 10

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Appendix V Measurement
V.1
STUDY SET
S E C T I O N
VO C AB UL ARY
Write a unit conversion factor to convert
15.
Fill in the blanks.
a.
pounds to tons
quarts to pints
b.
1.
A ruler is used for measuring
.
Write the two unit conversion factors used to convert
16.
2.
Inches, feet, and miles are examples of American
units of
.
a.
inches to yards
3 ft
1 ton
4 qt
3.
,
, and
are examples of
conversion
b.
days to minutes
1 yd
2,000 lb
1 gal
factors.
Match each item with its proper measurement.
17.
4.
Ounces, pounds, and tons are examples of American
1
Length of the
11
in.
a.
i.
2
units of
.
U.S. coastline
ii.
4,200 ft
5.
Some examples of American units of
are
Height of a
b.
53.5 yd
iii.
cups, pints, quarts, and gallons.
Barbie doll
12,383 mi
iv.
6.
Some units of
are seconds, minutes, hours, and
Span of the Golden
c.
days.
Gate Bridge
CO NCEPTS
d.
Width of a football
field
Fill in the blanks.
18.
Match each item with its proper measurement.
7. a.
12 inches
foot
1
Weight of the men’s
1
oz
a.
i.
2
b.
feet
1 yard
shot put used in track
16 lb
ii.
1 yard
inches
c.
and field
iii.
7.2 tons
1 mile
feet
d.
b.
Weight of an African
8. a.
ounces
1 pound
elephant
b.
pounds
1 ton
Amount of gold that
c.
1 cup
fluid ounces
9. a.
is worth $500
b.
1 pint
cups
Match each item with its proper measurement.
19.
1
c.
2 pints
quart
Amount of blood
fluid oz
a.
i.
2
in an adult
4 quarts
gallon
d.
ii.
2 cups
Size of the Exxon
b.
1 day
hours
10. a.
iii.
5 qt
Valdez oil spill in
b.
2 hours
minutes
10,080,000 gal
iv.
1989
11.
The value of any unit conversion factor is
.
c.
Amount of nail polish
In general, a unit conversion factor is a fraction with
12.
in a bottle
the following form:
d.
Amount of flour to
Unit that we want to
make 3 dozen cookies
Numerator
Denominator
Unit that we want to
20.
Match each item with its proper measurement.
Consider the work shown below.
a.
Length of first
i.
12 sec
13.
U.S. manned space
15 min
ii.
48 oz
1 lb
flight
4 hr
iii.
1
16 oz
A leap year
b.
iv.
366 days
a.
What units can be removed?
c.
Time difference
What units remain?
b.
between New York
and Fairbanks, Alaska
Consider the work shown below.
14.
Length of Wright
d.
600 yd
3 ft
1 mi
Brothers’ first flight
1
1 yd
5,280 ft
What units can be removed?
a.
What units remain?
b.

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