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IM: 6.3.2: Anchoring Units of Measurement (Practice)

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Last updated 4 months ago
6 Questions
Drag and drop the unit that you would use to measure each object.

  • The length of a pencil ______________________
  • The weight or mass of a pencil ______________________
  • The volume of a pencil ______________________
  • The weight or mass of a hippopotamus ______________________ \
  • The length of a hippopotamus ______________________
  • The length of a fingernail clipping ______________________
  • The weight or mass of a fingernail clipping ______________________
  • The volume of a sink ______________________
  • The volume of a bowl ______________________
  • The length of a chalkboard or whiteboard ______________________
  • The weight or mass of a chalkboard or whiteboard ______________________
  • The length of the border between the United States and Canada ______________________
Other Answer Choices:
millimeters
centimeters
cups
inches
liters
grams
yards
tons
quarts
pounds
kilometers
ounces
kilograms
miles
milliliters
cups
gallons
meters

When this pet hamster is placed on a digital scale, the scale reads 1.5.

What could be the units?

Circle the larger unit of measure. Then, determine if the unit measures distance, volume, or weight (or mass).

Elena mixes 5 cups of apple juice with 2 cups of sparkling water to make sparkling apple juice. For a party, she wants to make 35 cups of sparkling apple juice. How much of each ingredient should Elena use? Explain or show your reasoning.

Lin bought 3 hats for $22.50. At this rate, how many hats could she buy with $60.00? If you get stuck, consider using the table.

Light travels about 180 million kilometers in 10 minutes. How far does it travel in 1 minute? How far does it travel in 1 second? Show your reasoning.