You could measure a puddle in various ways, which might, assuming basic instruments of measure are used, include:
- circumference or perimeter (linear measurement)
- color (subjective observatory measurement)
- color at different times of day and in different weather conditions, and so on (subjective observatory measurement)
- depth (linear measurement)
- surface area (area measurement)
- temperature of contents (celsius)
- temperature of contents (farenheit)
- time taken to be drunk by a dog of a particular age, weight and breed (time measurement)
- time taken to empty (time measurement)
- time taken to evaporate under various temperature controls (time and temperature measurement)
- time taken to fill (time measurement
- volume of contents (capacity/volume measurement)
- weight of contents (weight/mass measurement)