Mountains

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is themed around mountains and includes a series of measurement word problems. The tasks require students to convert the height of Mount Everest to kilometers, the length of a hiking trail to meters, and the elevation of a mountain peak to meters. Additionally, students must convert slope angles to radians, stream widths to centimeters, temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit, time to minutes, and area to square meters. There’s also a problem involving the conversion of annual rainfall from millimeters to centimeters.

The worksheet teaches students how to perform various conversions between different units of measurement, such as length, temperature, time, and angle. It reinforces their understanding of the metric system and introduces them to the concept of converting angles to radians. By solving these mountain-themed problems, students enhance their ability to apply mathematical operations to real-world scenarios. The exercises also aim to improve their problem-solving skills and numerical literacy, particularly in the context of geographical and environmental studies.