General questions
Which is heavier?
Which is lighter?
Estimate the weight
Need to Know
100
What does weight mean?
Weight means how heavy something is.
100
A dog or a book?
A dog
100
A feather or a pencil?
A feather
100
Estimate the average weight of a high school student: 150 pounds or 150 ounces
150 pounds
100

What is mass?

Mass is a measurement of how much matter is in an object
200
Name both ways you can measure weight.
Pounds (lbs) and ounces (oz)
200
A dollar bill or 2 quarters?
2 quarters
200
A cracker or a sandwich?
A cracker
200
Estimate the weight of a bottle of water: 8 ounces or 8 pounds
8 pounds
200

What is the difference between weight and mass?

Mass is a measure of how much matter something contains

Weights is a measure of how strongly gravity pulls

Weight can change, mass does not change

300
True or false: A loaf of bread weighs 1 pound (lb)?
True
300
A toothbrush or microwave?
Microwave
300
A bottle of shampoo or a toothbrush?
A toothbrush
300
Estimate the weight of an apple: 5 ounces or 7 pounds
5 ounces
300
How many pounds equal 1 ton?

1 ton is 2,000 pounds

400
True or false: A strawberry weighs 1 ounce (oz)?
True
400
Floss or conditioner for your hair
Conditioner
400
A roll of toilet paper or 1 garbage bag?
1 garbage bag
400
Estimate the weight of Miss H's cat 9 ounces or 9 pounds
9 pounds
400

What are the customary units of weights that are related to each other?

Ounces(oz)

Pounds(lbs)

Tons(T)

500

Double points! How many ounces are in a pound?

16 ounces

500
A car or a bus
A bus
500
A checkbook or a debit card?
Debit card
500
Estimate the weight of a key: 1/2 ounce or 1 pound
1/2 ounce
500

What unit would you use to describe a hummingbird?

Ounces

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