Thema 5 The Metric vs The Imperial System

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• Studiejaar 2

Measuring things in English

The Imperial System and the Metric System are two different measurement systems for things like distances (afstanden) volumes(hoeveelheden) and weights (gewicht).  

Countries using the Imperial System

• Liberia
• Myanmar
  
• United States of America

Countries Using the Metric System

Some of the major countries using the metric system include:

• United Kingdom
• Australia
• Canada
• Japan
• European countries

Metric Units (commonly referred to as SI, which stands for Système International)

Length: millimetre, centimetre, meter/metre, kilometre

Mass/weight: milligram, gram, kilogram

Volume (liquid): millilitre, centilitre, liter/litre

Temperature: Celsius 

Imperial Units

Length: inch, foot, yard, mile

Mass/weight: ounce, pound, stone

Volume (liquid): pint, quart, gallon 

Temperature: Fahrenheit

What unit is used for measurement of weight in the metric system?

1. metre
2. litre
3. grams
4. kilometre

What unit is used for measurement of distance in the imperial system?

1. mile
2. centimetre
3. pound
4. kilometre

What unit is used for measurement of capacity/ volume (liquid) in the metric system?

1. pint
2. feet
3. gallon
4. litre

Kilogram is a unit of what?

1. Distance
2. Volume
3. Weight
4. Length

Pint is a unit of what?

1. Distance
2. Volume
3. Weight
4. Length

Which of the options is not a metric unit?

1. feet
2. gram
3. litre
4. metre

I am in Australia and I want to buy some flour, will my bag be in kilograms or pounds?

1. pounds
2. kilograms

I am now in the United States and the sign on the road tells me how far the next petrol station is. Will the sign be in miles or in kilometres?

1. kilometres
2. miles

I am in Liberia (don't ask why) and I want to buy water. The measurement I will use is..?

1. yards
2. litres
3. gallons
4. stones