Measurement Study Guide
LENGTH
LIQUID VOLUME
U.S. Customary Measurement
U.S. Customary Measurement
Inch (in.)
The ruler below shows one inch.
*Remember an inch by thinking about an
inchworm!
Cup (c)
You can use a measuring cup to
measure one cup.
*Remember a cup by thinking about
a measuring cup!
Foot (ft)
There are 12 inches in one foot.
*Remember a foot by thinking about a ruler!
Yard (yd)
There are 3 feet in a yard.
*Remember a yard by thinking about a
yardstick! *There are 100 yards in a football
field!
Metric Measurement
Centimeter (cm)
The ruler below shows centimeters.
*A cm is about the width of your finger!
Meter (m)
There are 100 centimeters in a
meter.
*A meter is about the width of a
doorway!
Pint (pt)
There are 2 cups in one pint.
*Remember a pint by thinking
about a coffee creamer
container!
Quart (qt)
There are 2 pints in a quart.
*Remember a quart by thinking
about a skinny orange juice
container!
Gallon (gal)
There are 4 quarts in a gallon.
*Remember a gallon by thinking
about a gallon of milk!
Metric Measurement
Milliliter (mL)
A milliliter is about 20 drops from an
eyedropper.
*Remember a mL by thinking about
an eyedropper!
Liter (L)
There are 1,000 milliliters in 1 liter.
*Remember a liter by thinking about
a water bottle!
*Most soda you buy at the store
comes in a 2L bottle.
2 liter bottle
WEIGHT/MASS
U.S. Customary Measurement
Metric Measurement
Ounce (oz)
An ounce is less than a pound.
*A key weighs about an ounce!
Pound (lb)
There are 16 ounces in one
pound.
*A large stapler weighs about
a pound!
TEMPERATURE
Gram (g)
Grams are used to measure the
weight of light objects.
*A paperclip weighs about a gram!
Kilogram (kg)
There are 1,000 grams in a
kilogram.
*A bunch of bananas weighs
about a kilogram!
G= gallon
Q= quart
P= pint
C= cup
To figure out how hot or cold it is outside, you
can measure the temperature using a
thermometer.
Temperature is measured in both centigrade
(˚C) and Fahrenheit (˚F). In the above
thermometer, you can read it as:
27˚C OR 80˚F
*Your body temperature is about 98.6˚F
or 37˚C.
*A typical spring day in VA is 65˚F.
2 cups= 1 pint
2 pints= 1 quart
4 quarts= 1 gallon