N# ______ Measuring Length using Customary and Metric ...



N# ______ Measuring Length using Customary and Metric Measurements

SOL 6.9

Length – the distance along a line or figure from one point to another

U.S. Customary Units (Standard Units)

NAME SYMBOL EXAMPLE

inches in. length from the tip of your thumb to the first knuckle

feet ft length of a piece of notebook paper

yards yd height of a kitchen table

miles mi. a person can walk a mile in about 20 minutes

Metric Units

NAME SYMBOL EXAMPLE

millimeters mm about the size of a flea OR the thickness of a dime

centimeters cm width of your pointer finger

meters m length of a baseball bat

kilometers km length of nine football fields

| |[pic] |

|1 meter (1 m) | |

|~ | |

|KNOW THAT | |

|it is a little longer than 1 yd | |

|and | |

|it is about 40 in. | |

|1 centimeter (1 cm) |[pic] |

|~ | |

|KNOW THAT | |

|2.5 cm = 1 in. | |

|and | |

|30 cm = 1 ft | |

|1 kilometer (1 km) |[pic] |

|~ | |

|KNOW THAT | |

|1 km is slightly farther than ½ mile | |

|and | |

|1 mile is slightly further | |

|than 1.5 kilometers | |

Write in., ft, yd, or mi.

1. The length of a room is about 12 _______.

2. The length of this piece of paper is about 11 _______.

3. The height of the chair is about 3 _______.

4. The distance from Houston to Atlanta is about 851 _______.

5. The length of a couch is about 2 _______.

6. The height of a doorway is about 80 _______.

Circle the sensible measurement.

7. A runner’s track may be _____ long. a. 100 yd b. 100 ft c. 100 in.

8. A bus can travel about _____ per hour. a. 50 ft b. 50 yd c. 50 mi

9. A paint brush may be _____ long. a. 7 ft b. 7 in c. 7 yd

10. A giraffe may be _____ tall. a. 3 ft b. 3 mi c. 3 yd

11. A garter snake may be _____ long. a. 2 ft b. 2 yd c. 2 in.

Write mm, cm, m, or km.

12. The thickness of a quarter is about 2 _____.

13. The length of a room is about 5 _____.

14. The length of a book is about 28 _____.

15. The distance from Manassas to Springfield is about 36 _____.

Circle the sensible measurement.

16. A car is about _____ long. a. 5 cm b. 5 km c. 5 m

17. A watch is about _____ thick. a. 6 cm b. 6 mm c. 6 m

18. The Panama Canal is about _____ long. a. 78 km b. 78m c. 78 mm

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