Measurement Units

How many inches are on a ruler? 

• 14 inches

• 20 inches

• 9 inches

• 12 inches

Francine creates a bar graph showing

the distance between her city and each state capital city in the U.S.  

What unit of measure would be an appropriate unit for Fancine to use to label her graph?

• centimeters

• inches

• meters

• miles

Answer explanation

Most appropriate unit to label a graph showing distance between your city and each state capital city in the United States --

Answer: MILES are the appropriate unit of measure for this data display.

Explanation: Distance between cities is NOT measured in CENTIMETERS (pinky width), INCHES, or METERS (~3 feet).

Give an appropriate unit of measure.

weight of an airplane

• pounds

• ounces

• tons

• cups

Which unit would you use to measure the weight of a feather?

• Pint

• Ounce

• Yard

• Gallon

This is a ______ of water.

• cup

• quart

• pint

• 4 quarts

Which unit of measurement is the largest?

• inch

• foot

• yard

Brenda drove 199 miles to Asheville, NC. Curtis drove 273 miles to Wilmington, NC. How many more miles did Curtis drive than Brenda?

• 372 miles

• 47 miles

• 74 miles

• 472 miles

Mrs. Anolick bought one fish tank with a capacity of 9 gallons.

How many total gallons of water would there be if she bought 7 fish tanks?

3 pt = ? c

• 6 c

• 2 c

• 1 c

• 10 c

7 m = ________ cm

• 500

• 700

• 800

• 1,000