Measuring Capacity or Weight

Fran has a flower garden. She needs a watering can that will hold to quarts of water so she can water her plants. Which does need to know to make sure she has the correct watering can?

• The capacity of the can

• The weight of the can

Mr. Silva is packing his suitcase. He wants to make sure it weighs less than 50 pounds. Which should Mr. Silva measure?

• The capacity of the suitcase

• The weight of the suitcase

Blake wants to set up a lemonade stand. He makes 3 gallons of lemonade. How will Blake likely sell the lemonade?

• By the cup

• By the pound

Maureen wants to know how much her wading pool will hold. Which measurement unit should she use?

• pounds

• gallons

Mr. Rayford wants to fill his kitchen sink with soapy water. Which is important for him to know?

• the weight of the sink

• the capacity of the sink

Ramon is using pints as a measuring unit. Which is he measuring?

• capacity

• weight

Perry has a 10 pound sack of potatoes. What does he know about the sack.

• The capacity of the sack.

• The weight of the sack.

Ronda pours one gallon of milk into a large jug and finds that all of the milk fills the jug. Which is Ronda measuring?

• The weight of the jug.

• The capacity of the jug.

Ken wants to measure how much a garbage can will hold. Which unit of measurement is he most likely to use?

• pounds

• tons

• pints

• gallons

A bicycle rider takes a break and drinks some water from a bottle. Which is the unit most likely to be used to measure the capacity of the bottle?

• pounds

• cups

• tons