Measurement - Unit Review

Length can be measured in:

• meters

• inches

• light years

• All of these are correct

Convert 8 inches into centimeters.

• 30.48

• 20.32

• 8.00

• 15.24

A _____ is highly accurate when making linear measurements.

• vernier caliper

• steel rule

• micrometer

• protractor

The most accurate graduate size is:

• 64ths

• 32nds

• 16ths

• 8ths

The dial on a dial caliper makes one revolution for every _______ of an inch.

• millionth

• tenth

• thousandth

• hundredth

What are the two most common measurement systems?

• Metric and Deci

• Imperial and Centi

• Kilo and Diameter

• Imperial and Metric

Why was measurement established?

• Easier to compare items to one another

• So information can be passed to other people and they can understand the information

• All 3

• In order to set up a system of commerce

Labels such as inches, yards, and miles fall under what measurement system?

• Kilo

• Common

• Metric

• Imperial

Labels such as centimeter, meter, and kilometer fall under what measurement system?

• Metric

• Standard

• Diameter

• Imperial

Measuring the length of a wall in your house would be better for what measurement tool?

• Dial Caliper

• Ruler

• Tape Measure

• Micrometer