Liquid Volume Lesson

3rd Grade Liquid Volume

What is liquid volume?

Liquid volume is the amount of space liquid takes up

What is capacity?

Capacity the amount that something can hold.

Usually it means volume, such as milliliters (ml) or liters (l) in Metric, or pints or gallons

Multiple Select

Which of these items could hold about 1 liter of water? Select all that apply

• trash can

• bath tub

• coffee pot

• a flower vase

Multiple Choice

Amaya fills 5 large buckets with water. Each bucket holds 3 liters. How many liters of water does she have total?

• 25 liters

• 10 liters

• 15 liters

• 100 liters

Multiple Choice

How many quarts in 2 gallons?

• 4

• 8

• 12

• 4

Multiple Choice

Jose had a cooler with 25 liters of lemonade to take

to school for his birthday party. Then he poured

1 liter from the cooler to keep at home. How many

liters were left to take to school?

• 26

• 24

• 30

Multiple Choice

Ms. Lyon brought a cooler with 24 liters of lemonade

to school to serve her students. The students are

sitting at 8 different tables. She gives the same

amount of lemonade to students at each table.

How many liters does each table get?

• 3 liters

• 2 liters

• 4 liters

Multiple Choice

Samuel takes 5 coolers to his basketball game. Each

cooler holds 9 liters of water. How many liters of

water altogether did he take to the game?

• 40 liters

• 45 liters

• 50 liters

Multiple Choice

The fuel tank in Janice’s car holds 60 liters of gas.

She has 20 liters of gas in her tank. How much more

gas does she need to fill up the tank?

• 15 liters

• 25 liters

• 20 liters

Multiple Choice

Bobby’s aquarium holds 32 liters of water. He uses a

4-liter bucket to fill the tank. How many buckets of

water are needed to fill the tank?

• 4 buckets

• 6 buckets

• 8 buckets

Multiple Choice

Terry has pitchers that hold 2 liters and 5 liters. How

can he use these pitchers to measure out exactly

3 liters of water?

• 3 liters

• 2 liters

• 1 liter

Multiple Choice

Jeff brought 12 liters of orange juice to a party. The

guests drank 7 liters of orange juice. How many liters

of orange juice were left?

• 5 Liters

• 10 Liters

• 12 Liters

Multiple Choice

Cathy fills a 10-liter bucket with pond water. She uses

a 2-liter jar to scoop out water from the pond and

pours it into her bucket. How many times does Cathy

need to scoop water from the pond to fill the bucket?

• 2 times

• 3 times

• 5 times

Multiple Choice

Jessica has to fill a large aquarium with 48 liters of

water. She owns a water jug that can hold 6 liters of

water. How many times does she need to pour the

water from the jug to fill the aquarium?

• 4 times

• 6 times

• 8 times

What is Liquid Volume

• Liquid volume is the amount of space liquid takes

Multiple Choice

Samuel takes 5 coolers to his basketball game. Each

cooler holds 9 liters of water. How many liters of

water altogether did he take to the game?

• 40 liters

• 45 liters

• 50 liters

Multiple Choice

Which is the basic metric unit for measuring liquid volume?

• Liters

• Millileters

• Cups

• KiloLiters

Multiple Choice

Which unit would you use to measure the capacity of a pitcher of lemonade?

• quarts
• pints
• ounces
• gallons

Multiple Choice

How many cups are in a pint?

• 0

• 6

• 2

• 4

Poll

Did you enjoy today's lesson on Liquid Volume?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

A kitchen sink holds about 40 liters of water. What

could hold more than 40 liters of water? Circle the

letter of the correct answer.

• a bath tub

• a cooking pot

• a coffee cup

• a cereal bowl

Multiple Choice

Kether drinks 235 milliliters of prune juice everyday. He started with 1000 milliliters. How much will remain after one day of drinking?

• 1235 ml

• 765 ml

• 578 ml

• 432 ml

Multiple Choice

How many liters of paint are in this container?

• 10 L

• 4 L

• 8 L

• 5 L

Multiple Choice

Which is a larger amount?

• Liters

• Milliliters

Multiple Choice

What units measure liquid volume?

• liters

• seconds

• decibels

Multiple Choice

What is an example of liquid volume?

• How heavy a table is

• The amount of milk in a carton

• How long a fence is

Multiple Choice

What tool do you use to measure liquid volume?