= Year 7/8

= MEASUREMENT

= Worksheet 1 2. Draw lines to link the quantities to the corresponding units. Speed Interest rate Price of fruits
% per annum $ per kg km per hour

1. Draw lines to link the quantities to the corresponding units. Length Capacity Area Weight m2 m
kg

mL

3. Choose the most appropriate unit to measure each of the following quantities from the list: km, m, cm, mm. Length of a dining table Distance from Melbourne to Sydney Thickness of window glass Height of a building Width of a book cm km mm m cm

4. Choose the most appropriate unit to measure each of the following amounts or quantities from the list: kL, L, mL. Capacity of a water tanker A teaspoonful of medicine A large carton of milk A standard can of soft drink Monthly household water usage kL mL L mL K

5. Convert to metres. (a) 0.470 km (b) 3 cm (c) 125 mm. 470 m 0.03m 0.125m

6. Convert to litres. (a) 0.023 kL= 23 L (b) 375 mL= 0.375 L (c) 2.010 kL= 2010 L

7. Use a ruler to measure the length and the width of this sheet in cm. Convert the measurements to m.

8. Circle the most appropriate scale for drawing a house (an average house in Australia) plan on the back of this sheet. 1 cm : 1m 1 cm : 2 m 1 cm : 10 m 1 cm : 20 m

9. How many cm cubes can fit into a box with internal measurements 1m by 1m by 1m? 10,000

10. If you have 5 litres of water, how many 375 mL cans could you fill up? How much water left over? 13 cans with 125ml left over.

cm cube Not drawn to scale 11. Water drops of the same size are coming out of a dripping tap. How would you find the volume of one of the drops? Collect 100 drops, measure the volume, and then divide by 100 Numerical, algebraic and worded answers.
1. Capacity mL, area m2, weight kg 2. Speed km per hour, interest rate % per annum, price of fruits $ per kg 3. m, km, mm, m, cm 4. kL, mL, L, mL, kL 5. (a) 470 m (b) 0.03 m (c) 0.125 m 6. (a) 23 L (b) 0.375 L (c) 2010 L 7. 29.65 cm, 21.00 cm 8. 1 cm : 2 m 9. 1,000,000

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