Weight and Capacity Vocabulary

Front

different sized units to measure how much a container will hold

Back

capacity units

Front

the amount of matter in something: measured in grams or kilograms

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mass

Front

how heavy something is

Back

weight

Front

a tool used to measure weight

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scale

Front

a tool used to measure the mass of an object

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balance

Front

the space inside an object: calculated by counting how many cubic units take up the space of an object

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volume

Front

how much liquid can be held in a container: liquid volume

Back

liquid capacity

Front

includes customary units of pounds and ounces

Back

weight units

Front

includes metric units of grams and kilograms

Back

mass

Front

different-sized units used to measure how much a container can hold

Back

capacity units