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LISD 6th EUS 8
Measurement
Question | Answer |
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area | the number of square units covering a surface of a figure |
base (of a figure) | the dimension that is perpendicular to the height in a shape |
capacity | the amount that can be held in a container |
circumference | the distance around a circle or its perimeter |
cubic units | volume is measured and labeled in these kinds of units |
customary system | "the system of measurement that includes yards, cups, and pounds" |
diameter | the distance across a circle through its center |
dimensions | "the measurements of a figure’s edges (length, width, height)" |
height | the dimension that is perpendicular to the base of a shape |
mass | the amount of material an object contains |
metric system | "the system of measurement that includes gram, liter, and meter" |
perimeter | the distance around a geometric figure or the sum of all its sides |
pi | the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately 3.14 or 22/7 |
radius | the distance from the center of the circle to the edge |
rectangular prism | a three-dimensional figure that has two parallel congruent rectangular bases and four lateral faces |
square units | area is measured and labeled in these kinds of units |
volume | "the amount of space that a three-dimensional object contains, measured in cubic units" |