Customary & Metric Units

By: KiAndre Oliver, Brandon Bullock, Jasmyn Bednar, and Kolton Brown

Customary & Metric Units • Customary

inch (in)

foot (ft)

yard (yd)

mile (mi)

ounce (oz)

pound (lb)

fluid ounce (fl. oz)

cup (c)

pint (pt)

quart (qt)

gallon (gal)

• Metrickilometer (km)

meter (m)

centimeter (cm)

kilogram (kg)

gram (g)

liter (L)

millilititer (mL)

Customary System The countries that use the customary system are Liberia, Myanmar, and the U.S.A.

The U.S. Uses the Customary system because when America was colonized the system being used was the Imperial system (customary), and when it gained it's independence the metric system was introduced the U.S. decided to keep the system the same.

The Customary system is a system that deals with measurement that is based in 4s.

Example

Quart

Gallon

Quart

Quart Quart

Pint

Pint Pint

Pint PintPint

PintPint

Cup CupCupCup

Cup CupCup Cup

Cup CupCup

Cup

Cup

CupCup

Cup

Customary UnitsLength inches

feetyardmileNautical mile

inftydm

Area 144in 2 = 1ft 29 ft 2 =1 yd 21 acre=43,560 ft 2640 acres = 1m2

Weight ouncepoundton

ozlbT

Capacity teaspoontablespooncuppintquarthalf gallongallonfl. oz

tTcPqthggfl.oz

Volume 1728 in.3= 1ft27 ft.3 = 1 yd

temperature Fahrenheit F degrees

Real World Examples

Inch: An eraser cap is about an inch long.

Foot: A clipboard is around a foot tall.

Yard: Ms. Holder's ECU wreath is about a yard long.

Acre: Farmland would be measured with this unit.

Mile: The Grand Canyon is about a mile deep.

Nautical Mile: You would measure oceans in this form of measurement. Let's say you're on a boat going 1 knot an hour. This would be equal to 1 nautical mile and not a land mile because a land mile is 1,600 meters and a nautical mile is 1,842 meters.

Ounce: One slice a bread is about one ounce.

Pound: A whole loaf of bread is a pound

Ton: A Hippopotamus weighs around 1 ton.

Teaspoon: A sundae spoon holds about one teaspoon of water.

Tablespoon: A soup spoon holds about one tablespoon of water.

Fluid Ounce: A measuring cup of ½ tablespoon is 1 fluid ounce.

Cup: A teacup holds 1 cup of liquid.

Pint: A large coffee mug is roughly 1 pint.

Quart: A container that holds juice holds 1 quart.

Half Gallon: A half gallon milk jug is a half gallon.

Gallon: A milk jug holds about 1 gallon of milk.

Metric System

With the exception of Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States of America all other countries use the metric system.

They use the metric system because it's easier for trading and using in general. Let's say England wanted to trade goods with France. So they wouldn't have to keep changing the measurements from one countries to another they could use just one very simple measurement system.

The metric system is a system that unlike the customary system is easier to deal with as it measures based on tens.

Metric MeasurementLength & Width millimeter

centimeter meterkilometer

mmcmmkm

Mass milligramgramkilogrammetric ton

mggkgt

Time second s

Temperature degree Celsius C degrees

Area square meterhectaresquare kilometer

m 3hakm 3

Volume millitercubic centimeterlitercubic meter

mLcm 3Lm 3

Speed, Velocity meter per secondkilometer per hour

m/skm/h

Density kilogram per cubic meter kg/m3

Force newton N

Pressure/Stress kilopascal kpa

Power watt, kilowatt w, kw

Energy kilojoule kj

Electric Current ampere A

Real world Examples

Kilogram: A small melon weighs one kilogram.

Metric ton: A juvenile elephant would weigh about one metric ton

Milliliter: An eyedropper would be measured with this form of capacity.

Liter: A reusable water bottle holds about one liter.

Millimeter: A needle is as thick as 1 millimeter.

Centimeter: One of the little one hundredths cubes Ms. Holder has is as long as one centimeter.

Meter: Two desks put together is roughly one meter in length.

Hectare: It's kind of like the metric acre.

Kilometer: 6 blocks in the city is one kilometer.

Milligram: A grain of sand weighs about one milligram.

Gram: A cherry tomato weighs 1 gram.

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