Study Guide: Measurement
Mr. Switzer
Name: _____________________________ Date: __________________________ Hour____________________
CONVERSION CHEAT SHEET
Time Conversions
 1 minute (min) = 60
seconds (s)
 1 hour (h) = 60 minutes
(min)
 1 day = 24 hours
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Study Guide: Measurement
Mr. Switzer
Name: _____________________________ Date: __________________________ Hour____________________
Vocabulary Words:
Word
REVIEW: length
NEW: Mass, weight, perimeter, volume, temperature
Mass
Weight
Length
Draw the
tool
scientists
use to
measure
A scale measures weight.
A ruler measures length.
Sentence
A triple-beam balance
measures mass.
Definition
Mass is how much material
something is made of
The force that gravity pulls on
the mass. Weight is related to
mass.
Length is a distance.
Word
Perimeter
Volume
Temperature
A measuring tape measures
perimeter.
Perimeter is the distance
around something.
A graduated cylinder
measures volume.
Volume is the amount of
space something takes up.
A thermometer measures
temperature.
The hotness or coldness of
something.
Draw the
tool
scientists
use to
measure
Sentence
Definition
Metric Key Question: Why should the U.S.
change to the metric system? Or not?
SI Units
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Study Guide: Measurement
Mr. Switzer
Name: _____________________________ Date: __________________________ Hour____________________
System International (SI), or Metric Measurements
Measurement
Tool
Length
Ruler, meter stick
Volume
Mass
Graduated cylinder,
beaker
Triple-beam balance
Temperature
Thermometer
Time
Stopwatch
Units
Kilometers (km)
Meters (m)
Centimeters (cm)
Millimeters (mm)
Liters (l)
Milliliters (ml)
Grams (g)
Kilograms (kg)
Degrees Celsius ( C)
Estimate
The height of a doorknob
is about 1 meter.
1 liter is about the size of
a large Gatorade bottle
A baseball bat weighs
about 1 kilogram
37 C is human body
temp
20 C is room temp
0 C water freezes
100 C water boils
Seconds (s)
Minutes (min)
Hours (h)
The Metric Staircase:
King Henry Died, Drinking Chocolate Milk
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Study Guide: Measurement
Mr. Switzer
Name: _____________________________ Date: __________________________ Hour____________________
Refrain:
Oh, metric. You’re the one.
You make measuring way more fun.
Based on ten. Let’s start again
And go the metric way.
Once there was a bunch of giants
Kilo was their name.
They were all so huge and tall
And no two were the same.
Now, Kilogram, he weighed a lot
Kilometer was long.
Kiloliter was big and wet.
Each one a thousand strong.
There also were some tiny elves
Who had the name of Milli.
One one thousandth—they’re so small
They’re just tiny and silly!
Now milligrams, they don’t weigh much.
And millimeters are short.
A milliliter’s a tiny drop
Of liquid they report.
So, grams you may have noticed
Are things you can weigh.
Length is meter, liquid’s liter.
That’s the metric way.
English Customary Measurements
Measurement
Tool
Length
Ruler, yard stick
Volume
Measuring cups,
Units
Miles (mi)
Yards (yd)
Feet (ft)
Inches (in.)
Gallons (g)
Estimate
Your foot is about 1 foot
long.
A large jug of milk is one
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Study Guide: Measurement
Mr. Switzer
Name: _____________________________ Date: __________________________ Hour____________________
spoons, gallons
Weight
Scale
Temperature
Thermometer
Time
Stopwatch
Quarts (qt)
Pints (pt)
Cups (c)
Pounds (lb)
Ounces (oz)
Ton (T)
Degrees Fahrenheit ( F)
gallon
98.6 F is human
body temp
68 F is room temp
32 F water freezes
212 F water boils
Seconds (s)
Minutes (min)
Hours (h)
Customary Conversions (you must memorize these):
Length:
12 inches =
3 feet =
5280 feet =
1 foot
1 yard
1 mile
Volume:
8 fluid ounces = 1 cup
2 cups =
1 pint
2 pints =
1 quart
4 quarts =
1 gallon
Weight:
16 ounces =
2000 pounds =
1 pound
1 ton
Time:
60 seconds =
24 hours =
365 days =
1 hour
1 day
1 year
How about how much does
a gallon of water weigh (in
pounds)? 8 pounds
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Study Guide: Measurement
Mr. Switzer
Name: _____________________________ Date: __________________________ Hour____________________
Measurement Test Study Guide:
Objective 1: Use and estimate Metric (SI) measurement units, and use tools for length, volume, weight (mass),
temperature, time
Name the tool(s) and
units you would use
to measure the
following with the
metric system
- length
- volume
- mass
- time
- temperature
1. Length
a. Tool(s):_______________________________________________________
b. Unit(s):_______________________________________________________
2. Volume
a. Tool(s):_______________________________________________________
b. Unit(s):_______________________________________________________
3. Mass
a. Tool(s):_______________________________________________________
b. Unit(s):_______________________________________________________
4. Time
a. Tool(s):_______________________________________________________
b. Unit(s):_______________________________________________________
5. Temperature
a. Tool(s):_______________________________________________________
b. Unit(s):______________________________________________________
What is the mass of
the object on this
triple-beam balance
(grams)?
(6) The mass is ___________g.
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Study Guide: Measurement
Mr. Switzer
Name: _____________________________ Date: __________________________ Hour____________________
How wide is coin (in
centimeters)?
(7) The coin is _________________cm wide.
Write the appropriate
metric unit to use for
measuring the
following:
-length of a car
-length of a pencil
-distance from New
York to Kentucky
Name one thing that
weighs about one
gram.
Name the following
temperatures in
Celsius
-water boiling
-water freezing
-room temperature
8. You would measure the length of a car in ____________________________
9. You would measure the length of a pencil in ___________________________
10. You would measure the distance from New York to Kentucky in
______________________.
11.
12. Water boils at _______________________________________
13. Water freezes at______________________________________
14. Room Temperature is about _____________________________
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Measurement
“Fight Apathy”
Name:
Hour: _______________ Mr. Switzer
Date: ________________
Objective 2: Use dimensional analysis to convert between metric (SI) units for length, volume, weight (mass)
4500 milliliters is how
many Liters?
Example:
2.5 meters is how many
centimeters? (show your
work)
(15).
2 kilograms is how many
grams? (show your work)
(16).
Objective 3: Use and estimate English Customary System measurement units and use tools for length, volume,
weight, temperature
Name the units you would
17. Length
use to measure the
a. Unit(s):_______________________________________________
following with the English
Customary System
18. Volume
- length
a. Unit(s):_______________________________________________
- volume
- weight
19. Weight
- temperature
a. Unit(s):_______________________________________________
Circle the correct unit
that you would use to
measure the following.
20. Temperature
a. Unit(s):_______________________________________________
21. To measure the volume of gasoline in your car’s gas tank:
- Gallons, Fluid Ounces, cups, teaspoons
22. To measure the width of a book:
- Inches, feet , miles
23. To measure the weight of a bag of chips from the vending
machine
- Ounces, pounds, tons
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Measurement
“Fight Apathy”
Name:
Hour: _______________ Mr. Switzer
About how wide is the
pyramid at its widest
part? (note: write your
answer to the nearest
half inch).
Date: ________________
24. The pyramid is _________________ inches wide.
25.
Estimate the weight of
a watermelon—circle
the correct answer.
At what temperature
(Fahrenheit) does
water freeze and boil?
26. A watermelon weight about
- 9 pounds, 9 ounces, 9 grams, 9 tons
27. Water freezes at _______________________________________________.
28. Water boils at _________________________________________________.
Objective 4: Use dimensional analysis to convert between English Customary Units
24 ounces is how many
pounds? (use the
example above #15 to
review dimensional
analysis)
3 feet is how many
inches?
29.)
30.)
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Measurement
“Fight Apathy”
Name:
Hour: _______________ Mr. Switzer
Date: ________________
Objective 5: Use dimensional analysis to convert between English Customary Units and Metric (SI) Units
What is 0 degrees
Celsius in Fahrenheit?
31.
Convert 3 pounds to GRAMS
(hint:
1 pound = 0.45 kilograms
and
1 kilogram = 1000 grams)
32.
The correct answer for 5
gallons converted to liters is:
(hint: there is 3.8 liters in one
gallon)
33.
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