Customary & Metric Units
By: KiAndre Oliver, Brandon Bullock, Jasmyn Bednar, and Kolton
Brown
Customary & Metric Units
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Customary
inch (in)
foot (ft)
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Metric
kilometer (km)
meter (m)
yard (yd)
centimeter (cm)
mile (mi)
ounce (oz)
kilogram (kg)
pound (lb)
gram (g)
fluid ounce (fl. oz)
liter (L)
cup (c)
pint (pt)
quart (qt)
gallon (gal)
millilititer (mL)
Customary System
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The countries that use the customary system are Liberia, Myanmar, and the U.S.A.
The U.S. Uses the Customary system because when America was colonized the system
being used was the Imperial system (customary), and when it gained it's
independence the metric system was introduced the U.S. decided to keep the system
the same.
The Customary system is a system that deals with measurement that is based in 4s.
Example
Cup
Cup
Cup
Cup
Cup
Cup
Pint
Pint
Pint
Quart
Quart
Cup
Cup
Pint
Cup
Cup
Pint
Quart
Cup
Cup
Pint
Gallon
Pint
Quart
Cup
Cup
Pint Cup
Cup
Length
inches
feet
yard
mile
Nautical mile
in
ft
yd
m
Customary Units
Area
144in 2 = 1ft 2
9 ft 2 =1 yd 2
1 acre=43,560 ft 2
640 acres = 1m2
Weight
ounce
pound
ton
oz
lb
T
Capacity
teaspoon
tablespoon
cup
pint
quart
half gallon
gallon
fl. oz
t
T
c
P
qt
hg
g
fl.oz
Volume
1728 in.3= 1ft
Real World Examples
Inch: An eraser cap is about an inch long.
Foot: A clipboard is around a foot tall.
Yard: Ms. Holder's ECU wreath is about a yard
long.
Acre: Farmland would be measured with this
unit.
Mile: The Grand Canyon is about a mile deep.
Nautical Mile: You would measure oceans in
this form of measurement. Let's say you're
on a boat going 1 knot an hour. This would
be equal to 1 nautical mile and not a land
mile because a land mile is 1,600 meters
and a nautical mile is 1,842 meters.
Ton: A Hippopotamus weighs around 1 ton.
Teaspoon: A sundae spoon holds about one
teaspoon of water.
Tablespoon: A soup spoon holds about one
tablespoon of water.
Fluid Ounce: A measuring cup of ½ tablespoon
is 1 fluid ounce.
Cup: A teacup holds 1 cup of liquid.
Pint: A large coffee mug is roughly 1 pint.
Quart: A container that holds juice holds 1
quart.
Half Gallon: A half gallon milk jug is a half
gallon.
Ounce: One slice a bread is about one ounce.
Gallon: A milk jug holds about 1 gallon of milk.
Pound: A whole loaf of bread is a pound
Metric System
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With the exception of Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States of America all other
countries use the metric system.
They use the metric system because it's easier for trading and using in general.
Let's say England wanted to trade goods with France. So they wouldn't have to
keep changing the measurements from one countries to another they could use
just one very simple measurement system.
The metric system is a system that unlike the customary system is easier to deal
with as it measures based on tens.
Length & Width
millimeter
centimeter
meter
kilometer
mm
cm
m
km
Mass
milligram
gram
kilogram
metric ton
mg
g
kg
t
Time
second
s
Temperature
degree Celsius
C degrees
Area
square meter
hectare
square kilometer
m3
ha
km 3
Volume
milliter
cubic centimeter
liter
cubic meter
mL
cm 3
L
m3
Speed, Velocity
meter per second
kilometer per hour
m/s
km/h
Density
kilogram per cubic meter
kg/m3
Metric Measurement
Real world Examples
Millimeter: A needle is as thick as 1
millimeter.
Kilogram: A small melon weighs one
kilogram.
Centimeter: One of the little one
Metric ton: A juvenile elephant would
hundredths cubes Ms. Holder has is as
weigh about one metric ton
long as one centimeter.
Milliliter: An eyedropper would be
Meter: Two desks put together is roughly
measured with this form of capacity.
one meter in length.
Liter: A reusable water bottle holds about
Hectare: It's kind of like the metric acre.
one liter.
Kilometer: 6 blocks in the city is one
kilometer.
Milligram: A grain of sand weighs about
one milligram.
Gram: A cherry tomato weighs 1 gram.
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