What is weight?
weight is......
: a measurement that indicates how heavy a person or thing is. the amount that a person or thing weights. the heaviness of a person or thing: a heavy object that is lifted during exercising.
1 foot- length of a persons foot = 12 inches
THE HUMAN BODY WAS THE FIRST RULER. AN “INCH” WAS THE WIDTH OF A THUMB; A “HAND” WAS FIVE FINGERS WIDE; A “FOOT” WAS ---YOU GUESSED IT----- THE LENGTH OF A FOOT! |
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1 yard- from nose to fingertips = 3 feet or 36 inches
A “CUBIT” RAN FROM THE ELBOW TO THE TIP OF THE MIDDLE FINGER (ABOUT 20 INCHES) AND A “YARD” WAS THE LENGTH OF A WHOLE ARM.
A “CUBIT” RAN FROM THE ELBOW TO THE TIP OF THE MIDDLE FINGER (ABOUT 20 INCHES) AND A “YARD” WAS THE LENGTH OF A WHOLE ARM.
1 acre-land an ox could pow in a day = 43,560 square feet or 4,840 square yards
Later, measurements came from daily activities, like plowing. A “furlong” was the distance an ox team could plow before stopping to rest (say about 220 yards). The trouble with these units was that they were different from person to person, place to place and ox to ox.
Later, measurements came from daily activities, like plowing. A “furlong” was the distance an ox team could plow before stopping to rest (say about 220 yards). The trouble with these units was that they were different from person to person, place to place and ox to ox.
? DID YOU KNOW?
HIS NAME WAS A MEASUREMENT.
Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens was better known by his pen name, Mark Twain. When he was a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi, water depth was measured by lowering a weight on the end of a knotted cord. "mark twian" meant "Mark two," for 2 fathoms 912 feet), a safe depth for steamboats.
HIS NAME WAS A MEASUREMENT.
Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens was better known by his pen name, Mark Twain. When he was a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi, water depth was measured by lowering a weight on the end of a knotted cord. "mark twian" meant "Mark two," for 2 fathoms 912 feet), a safe depth for steamboats.
Measurements We Use Today
The system of measurement used in the United States is called the U.S. customary system. Most other countries use the metric system. A few metric measurements are also used in the United States, such as for soda, which comes in 1 liter and 2 liter bottles. In the tables below, abbreviations are given in parentheses the first time they are used.
The system of measurement used in the United States is called the U.S. customary system. Most other countries use the metric system. A few metric measurements are also used in the United States, such as for soda, which comes in 1 liter and 2 liter bottles. In the tables below, abbreviations are given in parentheses the first time they are used.
LENGTH, HEIGHT AND DISTANCE
•The basic unit of length in the U.S system is the inch.
Length, width, depth, thickness and the distance between
two points all use the inch or larger related units.
•Examples:
∞1 foot (ft.)= 12 inches (in.)
∞1 yard (yd.)= 3 feet or 36 inches
∞1 rod (rd.)= 5 1/2 yards
∞1 furlong (fur.)= 40 rods or 220 yards or 660 feet
∞1 mile (mi.)= 8 furlong or 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet
∞1 league= 3 miles
•The basic unit of length in the U.S system is the inch.
Length, width, depth, thickness and the distance between
two points all use the inch or larger related units.
•Examples:
∞1 foot (ft.)= 12 inches (in.)
∞1 yard (yd.)= 3 feet or 36 inches
∞1 rod (rd.)= 5 1/2 yards
∞1 furlong (fur.)= 40 rods or 220 yards or 660 feet
∞1 mile (mi.)= 8 furlong or 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet
∞1 league= 3 miles
AREA
Area is used to measure a section of a flat surface like the floor or the ground. Most area measurements are given in square units. Land is measured in acres.
•Examples:
∞1 square foot (sq. ft.)= 144 square inches (sq. in.)
∞1 square yard (sq. yd.)= 9 aquare feet or 1,296 square inches
∞1 square rod (sq. rd.)= 30 ¼ square yards
∞1 square mile (sq. mi.)= 640 acres
CAPACITY
Units of capacity are used to measure how much of something will fit into a container. Liquid measure is used to measure liquids, such as water or gasoline. Dry measure is used with large amounts of solid materials, like grain or fruit.
DRY MEASURE. Although both liquid and dry measures use the terms "print" and "quart," be confused. Look at the lists below for examples.
LIQUID MEASURE. Although the basic unit in liquid measure is the gill (4 fluid ounces), you are more likely to find liquids measured in pints or larger units.
Units of capacity are used to measure how much of something will fit into a container. Liquid measure is used to measure liquids, such as water or gasoline. Dry measure is used with large amounts of solid materials, like grain or fruit.
DRY MEASURE. Although both liquid and dry measures use the terms "print" and "quart," be confused. Look at the lists below for examples.
- 1 quart (qt.)= 2 pints (pt.)
- 1 peck (pk.)= 8 quarts
- 1 bushel (bu.)= 4 pecks
LIQUID MEASURE. Although the basic unit in liquid measure is the gill (4 fluid ounces), you are more likely to find liquids measured in pints or larger units.
- 1 gill= 4 fluid ounces
- 1 pint (pt.)= 4 gills=16 ounces
- 1 quart (qt.)= 2 pints= 32 ounces
- 1 gallon (gal.)= 4 quarts= 128 ounces
VOLUME
Volume is the amount of space taken up by an object (the amount of space available within an object) is measured in volume. Volume is usually expressed in cubic units.
If you wanted to buy a room air conditioner and needed to know how much space there was to be cooled, you could measure the room in cubic feet.
1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) = 12 inches x 12 inches x 12 inches= 1,728 cubic inches (cu. in.)
1 cubic yard (cu. yd.)= 27 cubic feet
Volume is the amount of space taken up by an object (the amount of space available within an object) is measured in volume. Volume is usually expressed in cubic units.
If you wanted to buy a room air conditioner and needed to know how much space there was to be cooled, you could measure the room in cubic feet.
1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) = 12 inches x 12 inches x 12 inches= 1,728 cubic inches (cu. in.)
1 cubic yard (cu. yd.)= 27 cubic feet
DEPTH
Some measurements of length are used to measure ocean depth and distance.
1 fathom= 6 feet
1 cable= 120 fathoms=720 feet
*fathom- a unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
Some measurements of length are used to measure ocean depth and distance.
1 fathom= 6 feet
1 cable= 120 fathoms=720 feet
*fathom- a unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
WEIGHT
Although 1 cubic foot of popcorn and 1 cubic foot of rock take up the same amount space, it wouldn't feel the same if you tried to lift them. We can measure the heaviness as weight. Most objects are measured in avoirdupois weight.
Although 1 cubic foot of popcorn and 1 cubic foot of rock take up the same amount space, it wouldn't feel the same if you tried to lift them. We can measure the heaviness as weight. Most objects are measured in avoirdupois weight.
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Metric System
Metric System