capacity | The amount of liquid (or other pourable substance) that an object can hold when it's full. |
Celsius | A measure of temperature commonly used in countries that use the metric system. On the Celsius scale, water freezes at 0° C and boils at 100° C. |
cup | A unit of capacity equal to 8 fluid ounces. |
factor label method | One method of converting a measurement from one unit of measurement to another unit of measurement. In this method, you multiply the original measurement by unit fractions containing different units of measurement to obtain the new unit of measurement. |
Fahrenheit | A measure of temperature commonly used in the United States. On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32° F and boils at 212° F. |
fluid ounce | A unit of capacity equal to of a cup. One fluid ounce of water at 62°F weighs about one ounce. |
foot | A unit for measuring length in the U.S. customary measurement system. 1 foot = 12 inches |
gallon | A unit equal to 4 quarts, or 128 fluid ounces. |
gram | The base unit of mass in the Metric system. |
inch | A unit for measuring length in the U.S. customary measurement system. 1 foot = 12 inches |
length | The distance from one end to the other or the distance from one point to another. |
liter | The base unit of volume in the Metric system. |
measurement | The use of standard units to find out the size or quantity of items such as length, width, height, mass, weight, volume, temperature or time. |
meter | The base unit of length in the Metric system. |
metric system | A widely used system of measurement that is based on the decimal system and multiples of 10. |
mile | A unit for measuring length in the U.S. customary measurement system. 1 mile = 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. |
ounce | A unit for measuring weight in the U.S. customary measurement system. 16 ounces = 1 pound. |
pint | A unit of capacity equal to 16 fluid ounces, or 2 cups. |
pound | A unit for measuring weight in the U.S. customary measurement system. 16 ounces = 1 pound. |
prefix | A short set of letters that denote the size of measurement units in the Metric System. Metric prefixes include centi-, milli-, kilo-, and hecto-. |
quart | A unit of capacity equal to 32 fluid ounces, or 4 cups. |
ton | A unit for measuring the weight of heavier items in the U.S. customary measurement system. 1 ton = 2,000 pounds. |
U.S. customary measurement system | The most common system of measurement used in the United States. It is based on English measurement systems of the 18th century. |
unit equivalents | Statements of equivalence between measurement units within a system or in comparison to another system of units. For example 1 foot = 12 inches or 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters are both examples of unit equivalents. |
unit fractions | A fraction where the numerator and denominator are equal amounts, as in or . Unit fractions serve to help with conversions in the Factor Label method. |
unit of measurement | A standard amount or quantity. For example, an inch is a unit of measurement. |
weight | A mathematical description of how heavy an object is. |
yard | A unit for measuring length in the U.S. customary measurement system. 1 yard = 3 feet or 36 inches. |