Measurements (US)

Measurements (US)

How well do you know your measurements?

The system of measurement in the United States, the 'US Customary Units'.

• This system comes from an older English system.

• Nearly every other country in the world uses the Metric System (AKA SI System)

Elsewhere in the world, the SI System (System International) or Metric System is used

• Units are 10 times larger or smaller with each subsequent prefix.

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Length

• inches, feet, miles

• centimeters, meters, kilometers

Most rulers today have both inches and centimeters.

Multiple Choice

About how many centimeters are in one inch?

• 1

• 2

• 2.5

• 3

• 3.5

Do these look familiar?

• 8 ounces (oz) in 1 cup

• A tablespoon is 0.5 ounces

• 3 teaspoons equals 1 tablespoon

Poll

What is the correct notation for a teaspoon?

• oz

• tsp

• T

• tbsp

Multiple Choice

How many cups in a pint?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Multiple Choice

How many cups in a quart?

• 4

• 8

Multiple Choice

How many ounces are in a gallon?

• 48

• 64

• 16

• 128

Multiple Choice

How many ounces in a pound?

• 4

• 8

• 16

• 24

Multiple Choice

One ton is the same as...

• 1,000 pounds

• 2,000 pounds

• 2,500 pounds

• 5,000 pounds

Multiple Choice

What is the correct number of feet in a mile?

• 3,520

• 5,280

• 8,520

• 4,560

Multiple Choice

What is the correct number of yards in a mile?

• 1,760

• 3,012

• 906

• 10,480

Many efforts have been made to adopt the Metric System in the USA, however...

• None have been successful.

• The scientific and medical communities have embraced the use of the metric system, recognizing the value of a unified global system.

Poll

Should America adopt the metric system?

• YES!

• NO!