Mass
Volume
Capacity
Word Problems
100
What is mass? 
The measurement of how heavy an object is/ 
100

What is volume? 

It is a measure of the space it takes up. 
100

What is capacity? 

The maximum amount that something can contain.


100

Devika drinks 500mL of water at each meal. 

How much water does she drink each day? 

1500mL 

200

3200 kg to tonnes

3.2 t

200

What is the equation to find the volume of a cube? 

l x w x h

200

1 l to ml 

1000 ml 

200
Sahib drink 600mL of water on the way to soccer practice. He drank 400 mL on the way home. How much water did her drink all together in L. 

1L

300

5000 g to kg

5 kg

300

Find the volume 


180 cm cube 

300

6000 ml to l 

6 l 

300

A truck has a mass of 900 kg. When the truck carries a load it is 1.5 t. 

1.5 t = 1500 kg 

1500-900 kg = 600kg 

400

2 t to kg

2000kg

400

Find the volume of the prism 

819 cm cube

400

Order the capacities from least to greatest 

2L, 900 mL, 5 L, 990 mL 

900 mL , 990 mL, 2L, 5 L 

400

An elevator can carry up to 12 persons with a maximum weight of 1,800 kg. What does the manufacturer of the elevator assume each person that takes the elevator weighs?Share your answer in tonnes.

1800 ÷ 12 = 150 kg  1.5 tonnes

500

Find each mass in tonnes. 

16500 kg , 600 kg , 2500 kg

16.5 t

0.6 t

2.5 t

500


38 cubes 

500

Order the capacities from greatest to least 

24L, 16mL, 300mL, 9L 

24L, 9L, 300 mL, 16mL

500

3. How many 30-g flowerpots can a 6-kg pack of soil fill up?

6 kg = 6000 g 6000 ÷ 30 = 200 A 6-kg pack of soil can fill up 200 flowerpots