WorksheetsEarly Measurements
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Cubit
Pace
Fathom
Palm
Foot
Pace
Fathom
Cubit
Palm
Hand-Span
Cubit
Girth
Girth
Fathom
Pace
Palm
Hand-Span
Palm
Fathom
Girth
Palm
Hand-Span
Cubit
Foot
This unit of measure is found by measuring from the pinky across to the thumb when the hand is outstretched.
cubit
hand-span
fathom
palm
Pace
Foot
Fathom
Cubit
This unit of measure is found by putting your arms out horizontally to your sides and measuring from the tip of your middle finger, across your arms, and to the tip of your other middle finger.
fathom
foot
cubit
hand-span
Fathom
Girth
Cubit
Hand-Span
Which of the following units can be found by measuring from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger?
fathom
foot
girth
cubit
Cubit
Foot
Hand-Span
Palm
Which of the following is the measure of the distance from step to step?
pace/stride
cubit
hand-span
girth
Define accuracy.
A measuring instrument having two adjustable jaws typically used to measure diameter or thickness.
The degree of closeness of measurements of a quantity to the actual (or accepted) value.
The degree to which repeated measurements show the same result.
A group of individual values or bits of information that are related in some way or have some common characteristic or attribute.
Which metric prefix means 100?
Kilo
Deka
Hecto
Deci
Which of the following was standardized by King Henry I?
foot
cubit
girth
fatham
Which of the following is the measure around your waist?
hand-span
girth
foot
fathom
Which metric prefix means 10?
Kilo
Hecto
Deka
Deci
Which country invented the metric system?
England
The US
Germany
France
What is a conversion factor?
A ratio of equivalent measurements used to convert a quantity from one unit to another
12 inches
The measurement of mass
System of measurement used in the United States. Units include: yard, pound, gallon, etc. Also referred to as Imperial or English system.
Put the metric prefixes in order from smallest to largest.
Milli
Centi
Deci
Deka
Hecto
Is the wind a renewable resource?
Yes
No
What system of measurement do we use in the US?
Scientific
Metric
Customary
SI Units
Which is NOT a unit of measurement used in Customary units?
Inch
Mile
Meter
Foot
Choose the two types of windmills below.
Round about
Vertical axis
Linear
Horizontal axis
