Determining Mass
What is the approx mass of a pencil case?
a)15g
b)500mL
c) 450g
d) 800g
c) 450g
What unit should you use to measure the mass of a pasta pot?
L
40 000g = ______kg
40 kg
a) What units of measurement do we use for capacity?
b) Name 4 items that have a capacity
a) mL, L and kL
b) Water bottle, bath tub, juice box and cleaning spray (answers will vary)
If a kettle has a capacity of 2L and a cup of tea is about 250 ml, will there be enough water for 6 cups of tea? Write a sentence and show your work
Yes, there will be 500 ml left.
250 x 6 = 1,500mL, which is less than 2L or 2,000mL
The approx. mass of a pineapple:
a) 250g
b) 2kg
c)10L
d) 500g
b) 2kg
The capacity of a kettle is about 2 _____.
L
18L = _______ mL
18 000 mL
b) Name 4 things measured in mass:
a) mg, g, kg, T
b) pencil case, desk, chair, table...
470 + 630 = 1,100g = 1.1kg
Together, they brought 1.1 kg of fruit to soccer practice
A gallon of milk weighs about 3900g. Convert this into KG
3.9Kg
The capacity of a bathtub is about 40
L
350mL = ______ L
0.35L
What is the best estimate for the weight of a soccerball?
a) 2kg
b) 500mL
c) 500g
d) 800kg
c) 500g
Steven uses 700ml of water every day to water his garden, how much has he used in one week? Answer in Litres and write a sentence
700 x 7 = 4,900mL which is 4.9L
A balance scale has 2kg on one side and 400g on the other side. What do you need to add to make the scale balanced? (HINT- both sides have to equal 2,000g or 2kg!
1600g or 1kg and 600g
The janitor uses a bucket with water to clean the floor. Does the bucket probably hold 9 liters or 9 milliliters of water?
9 litres
Order from LEAST TO GREATEST:
450g, 4T, 4,000kg, 45,000g, 4g
4g, 450g, 4T, 4000kg(the same!) and 45,000g
Ken and Kerry are comparing their halloween candy hauls!
Ken has 4,560g of candy, and Sally has 4.4kg. Who has more? Explain:
Ken has more because 4,560g = 4.56kg which is more that 4.4kg
June's pet guinea pig weighs 950 grams. Larry's pet rabbit weighs 2.1 kilograms. Which pet weighs more and by how much?
Larry's rabbit weighs 1150g more than June's guinea pig.
Order the following masses from least to greatest: 1400g, 14kg, 4kg, 5000g, 350g, 1kg, 50mg
50mg, 350g, 1kg, 1400g, 4kg, 5000g, 14kg
Order the capacity measurements from least to greatest:
4.4kL, 40L, 250L, 99mL, 90,000mL
99mL, 40L, 90,000mL, 4.4kL, 250L,
Convert all these measurements into grams, then order from least to greatest:
50,000mg, 550kg, 5T, 5.5kg
50g (50,000mg), 5,500g (5.5kg) 550,000g (550kg), 5,000,000g (5T)
Kenny has a backpack that weighs 2.5 kg, and a smaller bag that weighs 980 g. He can not carry more than 4 kg on the plane- is he under this weight? Show your work and write a sentence:
2.5kg = 2,500g
2,500g + 980g = 3,480g
He is underweight because 3,480 is less than 4000g or 4kg
To make punch, you need to combine 300 ml of apple juice, 1175 ml of orange juice, 25 ml of lime juice and lemon juice, and half a litre of soda. Is a 2 L pitcher big enough to hold the punch?
No, there is 2025 ml of punch which is more than 2L