Measuring Distances
A Grade 2 science worksheet on understanding and measuring units of distance using rulers and other tools.
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Measuring Distances
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use your knowledge of measuring distances.
1. What tool do we use to measure short distances, like the length of a pencil?
Scale
Ruler
Clock
Thermometer
2. Which unit is best for measuring the length of your classroom?
Centimeters
Inches
Meters
Grams
3. We use a to measure how long something is.
4. Centimeters and are units of distance.
5. A kilometer is longer than a meter.
True
False
6. We use liters to measure distance.
True
False
7. Look at the ruler below. If a crayon starts at 0 and ends at the mark labeled 5, how long is the crayon?
8. Name two things you would measure using meters.
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