Measurement Units

Name: Joseph Lim Chang Hsien

Class: 1L
Teacher: Mdm Nur Haslinda

Index
Weight and Mass 3
Pounds and Ounces 4
Kilograms (KG) and Grams (G) 5

Length 6
Yards and Feet 7
Kilometers (KM) , Meters (M) and Centimeters (CM) 8

Weight and Mass

There are many types of measurement units to
measure amounts of mass and weight. A few examples of
those measurement units are: pounds, ounces, kilograms
(KG) , grams (G) , etc

Pounds and Ounces

Pounds and ounces are measurement units used to
measure weight or mass. Pounds are often used to
measure human weight on weighing scales, however
ounce cannot be used to measure weight as it is too
small. European traders divided the pound into 16
ounces. That way, the traders could divide by half,
quarters, or eighths.Therefore, a pound is equal to 16
ounces.

Kilograms and Grams

The words kilograms and grams arent usually used,
because people use the short forms of kg and g. Kg is
used to measure body mass or even things u want to
trade, and g is used for the same thing but only for
lighter objects. 1 kg is also equal to 1000g. Although kg
and pounds seem very different, they can still be
converted. A pound is equal to 453.6 g, which is also
equal to 0.4536 kg.

Length
Just like weight and mass, length has its own specified
measurement units. Some are for measuring long
distance, and some are for measuring short distances. A
few examples of the measurement units for length are:
yards, feet, kilometres (KM) , meters (M) , centimeters
(CM) and many more

Yards and Feet

A yard is a measurement
unit for length or a distance
from one place to another.
It is hard to convert a yard
to the commonly used
kilometre (KM) or even
meter (M) . However, a
yard can be easily
converted to a foot easily. A
yard is three times the
length of a foot.

The measurement units foot and yard is more commonly

used in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. A
foot is worth 0.33 times the length of a yard. Therefore, it is used
the same way, but is used differently when it comes to different
distances.

Kilometers (KM) , Meters (M) and

Centimeters (CM)
Kilometers, meters and centimeters (or KM, M and CM
for short ) is the most commonly used measuring units
for length. KM is the longest out of the three, it is usually
used to measure the distance or the road. In 1 KM, there
is 1000 M, and in 1 M, there is 100 CM, so 1 KM is also
equal to 100000 CM. M is usually used for medium sized
lengths, for instance a door or whiteboard or even the
height of a chair. CM is used for short things like: pencils,
books, squares and many more.