Units of Measurement

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Units of Measurement: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Metric System, A 15 Centimetre Scale, Conversion of Metre into Centimetres and Millimetres & Devices to Measure Length etc.

Important Questions on Units of Measurement

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How and with what instrument did you measure your height and weight?

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Is measuring useful in kitchen?

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Rahul bought two types of toffees in two different packets. Both packets weigh 200 g but have different numbers of toffees. Can you tell us why?

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How can you measure length?

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Weight gives the measure of how tall or short a person is.

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Length is measured in _____. (kilograms/ centimetres)

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Your height is measured using

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Which objects do we use to measure length?

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What is the name for the known fixed quantity of measurement?

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Choose the odd one. 

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The distance between Radha home and her school is 3250 m. Express this distance in km.

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If the height of a person is 1.65 m, then his height is equal to _____ mm.

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What type of unit of length a pace or a footstep is?

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Five kilometres is equal to _____ m.

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10 m/s=_____ km/s.

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Name the best unit for measuring the length of a pencil.

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Give one word for the following:

The length between a man’s elbow and the tip of the middle finger of an open palm.

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Give one word for a fixed quantity with respect to which a physical quantity is measured.

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The length of the arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle figure is called _____.

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Name the best unit for measuring the length of a pencil.