What you need to know First things first, you need to understand the basics

What you need to know

• First things first, you need to understand

the basics

• There are two systems of measurement
• US/Customary System which we use here
• Then there is the metric system which is used

all over the world

Measurement Basics

• Length: is the distance of something measured
• Volume/Capacity: how much something can hold ( generally liquid)
• Weight: how much something weighs
• Mass: how much space something takes up

US/Customary System

• The US/Customary system has many different units of measurement
• Each unit has a completely different name
• They also have completely different

conversion factors

Metric Units of Measurement

• The metric system has base unit and many different prefixes

Meters: Measures length

Liters: Measures volume or capacity

Grams: measures weight/mass

Units of Measurement: Volume

• US System
• Cups
• Pints
• Quarts
• Gallons
• Fluid Ounces

• Metric System
• Liters

Units of Measurement: Length

• US System
• Inches
• Feet
• Yards
• Miles

• Metric
• Meters

Units of Measurement: Weight/Mass

• US System
• Ounce
• Pound
• Tons

• Metric
• Gram

Metric System Prefixes

• Mili- 1/1000, which means that 1000mm=1m
• Centi- 1/100, which means that 100cg=1g
• Deci- 1/10, which means that 10dl=1l
• Deka- 10, which means that 1dkm=10m
• Hecto- 100, which means that 1hg=100g
• Kilo- 1000, which means that 1kl=1000l

US Conversions

• Length
• 1 foot = 12 inches
• 1 yard = 3 feet
• 1 mile = 5,280 feet

US Conversions

• Volume
• 1 cup = 8 fl oz
• 1 pint = 2 cups
• 1 quart = 2 pints
• 1 gallon = 4 quarts

US Conversions

• Weight
• 1 lb = 16 oz
• 1 ton = 2000 lbs