Quart

High school (ages 12+)
Mathematics & Numbers

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the US liquid quart?0.946 liters (231 cubic inches)
2. What is the imperial quart?1.136 liters (approximately 1/4 of an imperial gallon)
3. How big is a quart compared to a gallon?One quart is the same as ¼ of a gallon. In the US, a liquid quart is about 0.946 liters, a dry quart is about 1.101 liters, and an imperial quart is about 1.136 liters.
4. Why are there liquid and dry quarts in the US?Liquids and dry goods pack differently, so the US uses a liquid quart for liquids and a slightly larger dry quart for solids or grains.

Volume: The amount of three-dimensional space occupied by a substance or object.
US Customary System: A system of weights and measures derived from English units, used primarily in the United States.
Imperial System: A system of weights and measures formerly used in the British Empire, now largely replaced by the metric system.
Liter: A metric unit of volume, approximately equal to a US liquid quart.