Measurement Study Guide
1. Choosing Appropriate Customary Units
a. A crayon is 3 __inches__ long.
b. The distance from Chattanooga to Atlanta is
150 miles .
c. An adult blue whale (biggest mammal) can
weigh almost 200 ____tons.
d. A large milk jug can hold 16 cups______.
e. A bag of apples weighs 8 pounds_.
2. Choosing Appropriate Metric Units
a. A sheet of paper is about 2 __decimeters__
long.
b. A fly has a mass of 3 __milligrams__.
c. A mug has a capacity of 300 milliliters.
d. A pen is about 14 _centimeters___ long.
e. A cell phone has a mass of about 20
grams___.
2. Measure the following line segments.
a.
1 9/16 inches
b.
4.4 cm or 44 mm
c.
d.
3/4 cups
3. Measurement Conversions
a. Convert 8 pints into cups
x = 16 16 cups
b. Convert 50.2 mL into L
.0502
c. Convert 72 inches into yards
x = 2 yards
d. Convert 12 km into dm
120,000 dm
e. Convert 12 hg into cg
120,000 cg
f. Convert 2.5 miles into feet
131,000 feet