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Measurement Concepts Practice

Choose suitable units, show your working for calculations, and include units in your answers.

Choosing Units

For each camping-related measurement, select the most suitable unit.

1.Which unit is most appropriate for recording the length of a tent pole?

millimetres
metres
kilometres

2.Which unit would be most suitable for the mass of a filled hiking backpack?

milligrams
grams
kilograms

3.A large campsite water container holds about 800 litres. Which unit is most suitable for expressing its capacity?

millilitres
litres
cubic millimetres

Calculating and Converting

Use appropriate measurement facts and show your working.

4.At a campsite, Sione lays out a rectangular groundsheet that is 2.8 m long and 1.6 m wide. What area does it cover?

5.Ruben's water container has a capacity of 640 L and is three-quarters full. How much water is in it?

6.Hugo walks 3.4 km along a track. Convert this distance to metres.

7.A bag of trail mix has a mass of 2,250 g. Express its mass in kilograms.

8.A cooking pot contains 3,750 mL of soup. Convert this volume to litres.

Measurement in Context

Think about what is being measured in each situation.

9.Why is it more useful to measure the distance between two campsites in kilometres than in centimetres? Give one reason.

10.Which situation requires measuring volume or capacity? Choose one answer.

Checking how much water fits in a camp kettle
Finding the width of a sleeping mat
Recording the mass of a food pack
Measuring the length of a walking track

Extension Challenge

Apply your knowledge of three-dimensional measurements.

11.A rectangular camping storage box is 24 cm long, 18 cm wide, and 12 cm high. Calculate its volume in cubic centimetres, then convert the volume to litres. Use 1,000 cm³ = 1 L.