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Introduction
Equivalent Measurements
| Linear Measures or Measures of Length |
Customary
or Standard Measures
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| 1 foot (ft) |
12 inches |
| 1 yard (yd) |
3 feet or 36 inches |
| 1 mile (mi) |
5,280 feet |
| 1 mile (mi) |
1,760 yards |
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Metric
Measures
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| millimeter (mm) |
.001 meter |
| centimeter (cm) |
.01 meter |
| decimeter (dm) |
.1 meter |
| meter (m) |
Standard (1) |
| dekameter (dkm) |
10 meters |
| hectometer (hm) |
100 meters |
| kilometer (km) |
1,000 meters |
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Comparisons
A millimeter is about the
edge of a paper clip
A centimeter is about
as big as the width of your thumbnail or a flat
paper clip
A meter is approximately 1 yard, or
about 39 inches
A kilometer is about 5⁄8
of a mile |
| Measures
of Mass or Weight |
Customary
or Standard Measures
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| 1 pound (lb) |
16 ounces |
| 1 ton (t) |
2,000 pounds |
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Metric
Measures
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| milligram (mg) |
.001 gram |
| centigram (cg) |
.01 gram |
| decigram (dg) |
.1 gram |
| gram (g) |
Standard (1) |
| dekagram (dkg) |
10 gram |
| hectogram (hg) |
100 gram |
| kilometer (kg) |
1,000 gram |
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Comparisons
A milligram weighs about the
same as a grain of sand
A gram weighs about the
same as a raisin
A pound is about the same as
454 grams
A kilogram is 2.2 pounds |
| Measures
of Volume or Capacity (Liquid Measures) |
Customary
or Standard Measures
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| 1 gallon |
4 quarts |
| 1 quart |
2 pints |
| 1 pint |
2 cups |
| 1 cup |
8 ounces |
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Metric
Measures
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| milliliter (ml) |
.001 liter |
| centiliter (cl) |
.01 liter |
| deciliter (dl) |
.1 liter |
| liter (l) |
Standard (1) |
| dekaliter (dcl) |
10 liter |
| hectoliter (hl) |
100 liter |
| kiloliter (kl) |
1,000 liter |
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Comparisons
Milliliters are used to mark
dosages on syringes
A liter is slightly more than
a quart
Four liters is slightly more
than a gallon |
| Temperatures |
Customary
or Standard Measures
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| Freezing |
32° Fahrenheit |
| Boiling |
212° Fahrenheit |
| Your Body Temp. |
98.6° Fahrenheit |
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Metric
Measures
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| Freezing |
0° Celsius |
| Boiling |
100° Celsius |
| Your Body Temp. |
37° Celsius |
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| Time |
Customary
or Standard Measures
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| 1 minute |
60 seconds |
| 1 hour |
60 minutes |
| 1 day |
24 hours |
| 1 week |
7 days |
| 1 month |
4 weeks |
| 1 year |
12 months |
| 1 year |
365 days |
| 1 decade |
10 years |
| 1 century |
100 years |
| 1 millennium |
1,000 years |
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