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Measurement

Geography
The customary measurement system, sometimes known as the standard measurement system is primarily used in the United States. Here's a map:

Attributes and Conversions
Here are the attributes and conversoins of the customary system:

Length

 * 1 foot/ft. = 12 inches/in.
 * 1yard/yd. = 3 feet = 36 inches
 * 1 mile/mi. = 1760 yards = 5280 feet = 63,360 inches

Weight

 * 1 pound = 16 ounces
 * 1 ton = 2000 pounds = 32,000 ounces


 * 1 cup/c. = 8 fluid ounces/fl. oz.
 * 1 pint/pt. = 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces
 * 1 quart/qt. = 2 pints = 4 cups = 32 fluid ounces
 * 1 gallon/gal. = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 128 fluid ounces

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Weight
A slice of bread is about 1 ounce. A loaf of bread is about 1 pound. A car weighs about 1 ton.

Capacity
A small cup of coffee is about 1 cup. A bowl of soup holds about 1 pint. Oil comes in contairs that hold approximately one quart. A large bottle of milk holds 1 gallon.

Links
[|Here is a great link to test your knowledge on the Cutomary system.] [|Here's another great test, this time using flashcards.]

Geography:
The metric system is basicly found everywhere besides the United States.

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 * 1 centimeter/c. = 10 millimeters/mm.
 * 1 meter/m. = 100 centimeters = 1000 millimeters
 * 1 kilometer/km. = 1000 meters = 10,000 decimeters = 100,000 centimeters = 1,000,000 millimeters


 * 1 gram/g. = 1000 milligrams/mg.
 * 1 kilogram/kg. = 1000 grams = 1,000,000 milligrams


 * 1 liter/L = 1000 milliliters/mL

Length
The width of a dime is approximately one millimeter. The diameter of a dime is approximately one centimeter.

The height of a doorknob is usually 1 meter. 6 city blocks are approximately 1 kilometer

Capacity
15 drops of water are approximately 1 millimeter. Most water bottles are 1 liter.

Mass
Three grains of salt is approximately 1 milligram. A paper clip is approximately one gram. Three apples weigh approximately one kilogram.

Links
[|Here is a great quiz to test your knowledge on the metric system.] [|Here are some challenging flashcards to test you on real world measuring.]