Measuring

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches (4)
  2. 5. A unit of measurement for advertising space (plural) (6)
  3. 7. United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters (6)
  4. 8. So thin as to ___ light (11)
  5. 11. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound (5)
  6. 13. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour (plural) (7)
  7. 14. Production of a certain amount (5)
  8. 16. A United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces (5)

Down

  1. 2. A spoon larger than a dessert spoon (10)
  2. 3. The act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule (7)
  3. 4. The basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland (5)
  4. 6. As much as a ___ will hold (8)
  5. 9. Directions for making something (6)
  6. 10. A small open container usually used for drinking (3)
  7. 12. The vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity (6)
  8. 15. A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day (4)