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Mastering Measurement Concepts
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Mastering Measurement Concepts
Choose suitable measurement types and units, convert metric measurements, and show your working where needed.
Measurement types and useful units
1.Match each measurement quantity with its meaning.
- Length
- Area
- Volume
- Mass
- The distance from one point to another
- The space occupied by a three-dimensional object
- How much matter an object contains
- The amount of surface covered
2.Which measurement quantity would you use to record the height of a bookshelf?
- Length
- Area
- Volume
- Mass
3.Which measurement quantity describes how much liquid a jug can hold?
- Length
- Area
- Volume
- Mass
4.Which measurement quantity would you calculate to find the surface covered by a rectangular patio?
- Length
- Area
- Volume
- Mass
5.Choose the most suitable unit for the length of a standard rugby field.
- Millimetres
- Metres
- Kilometres
6.Choose the most suitable unit for the mass of a full bag of potatoes.
- Milligrams
- Grams
- Kilograms
7.Choose the most suitable unit for the volume of a large swimming pool.
- Millilitres
- Litres
- Cubic metres
8.Complete the statement with an appropriate unit: The road distance between two New Zealand cities is about 480 .
9.Complete the statement with an appropriate unit: A small bottle of juice contains 350 .
10.Complete the statement with an appropriate unit: A small metal bolt has a mass of about 12 .
11.Complete the statement with an appropriate unit: A school hall floor has an area of about 450 .
Metric conversions and applications
12.Convert 3.7 metres to centimetres.
13.Convert 4,600 grams to kilograms.
14.Convert 2.25 litres to millilitres.
15.Convert 625 centimetres to metres.
16.A baking recipe needs 2.8 kg of flour. Maia has one 1,350 g bag and one 1,600 g bag. Does she have enough? Show how you decided.
17.A rectangular vegetable plot is 4.2 m long and 1.8 m wide. Calculate its area in square metres. Show your working.
18.A carton contains 1.8 L of milk. A smoothie recipe uses 2 cups, and each cup is 250 mL. How much milk remains in the carton? Show your working.
19.A rock is lowered carefully into a measuring cylinder. The water level rises from 42 mL to 67 mL. What is the rock’s volume?
20.A tailor measures a sleeve using hand spans rather than a ruler. Give one reason why the result may be unreliable when another person uses it.
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