Ch. 10: Measurement

Time, Length, Liquid Volume, & Mass

vocabulary

  • A.M.: The label for times from midnight to just before noon
  • Centimeter (cm): A metric unit for measuring length or distance; there are 100 cm in 1 m
  • Elapsed Time: The amount of time that passes from the start of an activity to the end of that activity.
  • Gram (g): A metric unit for measuring mass; there are 1,000 g in 1 kg
  • Kilogram (kg): A metric unit for measuring mass
  • Length: The measurement of the distance between two points
  • Liter (L): a metric unit for measuring liquid volume
  • Liquid Volume: The amount of liquid in a container
  • Mass: The amount of matter in an object
  • Meter (m): A metric unit for measuring length or distance
  • Midnight: 12 o'clock in the nighttime (12:00 A.M.)
  • Minute: A unit used to measure short amounts of time; in one minute, the minute hand moves from one mark to the next
  • Noon: 12 o'clock in the daytime (12:00 P.M.)
  • P.M.: The label for times from noon to just before midnight

time

length

mass

liquid volume

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