Quart facts for kids
A quart is a unit of measurement that helps us measure how much space a liquid or dry item takes up. It's like a container that holds a certain amount. Think of it as a quarter of a gallon or two pints.
It's important to know that not all quarts are the same! The imperial system (used in places like the UK) and the American system (used in the USA) have different sizes for their gallons, so their quarts are different too.
Different Kinds of Quarts
In the American system, there are actually two different kinds of quarts:
- A wet quart is used for liquids, like milk or juice.
- A dry quart is used for things that aren't liquid, like berries or grains.
The imperial system, however, only has one type of quart. It's interesting to note that one U.S. dry quart is a bit smaller than one imperial quart.
Quart Sizes Compared
Here's a guide to help you see how the different quarts compare to each other and to litres, which are used in most other countries:
| 1 imperial quart | = 40 imperial fluid ounces (fl. oz.) |
| = 1.1365225 litres (exactly) | |
| ≈ 1137 millilitres | |
| ≈ 1.20 U.S. wet quarts | |
| ≈ 1.03 U.S. dry quarts | |
| 1 U.S. wet quart | = 32 U.S. fl. oz. |
| = 0.946352946 litres (exactly) | |
| ≈ 946 ml | |
| ≈ 0.83 imperial quarts | |
| ≈ 0.86 U.S. dry quarts | |
| 1 U.S. dry quart | = 1.101220943 litres (exactly) |
| ≈ 1101 ml | |
| ≈ 0.97 imperial quarts | |
| ≈ 1.16 U.S. wet quarts |
See also
In Spanish: Cuarto (unidad de volumen) para niños
