Math Vocabulary

Math Vocabulary

Metric Conversions. Copiar el vocabulario en el cuaderno con definiciones, abreviaturas, y oraciones. Ilustrar cada palabra.

POUND

• ABREVIATION: lb

• a unit of weight in general use equal to 16 oz.  Use for weight

• She weighs 120 pounds

Foot (feet)

• ABREVIATION: ft.

• unit for measuring length use for lenght

• a 10-foot pole

Mile

• ABREVIATION: ml.

• any of various units of distance,a relatively great distance, degree, or interval —usually plural use for distance

• was miles ahead of them in education

Kilogram

• ABREVIATION: Kg

•  a unit of force or weight equal to the weight 

• On the surface of the Earth, the gravitational field has a magnitude of 9.8 Newtons per kilogram.

  — Rhett Allain, 

Meter

• ABREVIATION: M

• the SI base unit of length

• A metric ruler was used to measure the shelf to the nearest meter.

Kilometer

• ABREVIATION: km

• a metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters use for distance.

• The farm home measures exactly a kilometer from its closest neighbor.