Math-Weight

The measure of how heavy or how light something is

• length

• capacity

• weight

• strength

Which of these is the heaviest?

• feather

• tooth pick

• pencil

• ceramic mug

One of these is not a unit of measuring weight

• mass

• kilograms

• grams

• ounces

• pounds

If a bag weighs 8 marbles and a shoe weighs 12 marbles, which is heavier, the bag or the shoe?

• both

• the shoe

• the bag

What is this item called?

• bathroom scale

• balance scale

• kitchen scale

• weight

What is this used for?

• Checking the weight of a person

• Weighing food items

• Telling time

Things that are very heavy are weighed in

• grams (g)

• ounces (oz)

• kilograms (kg)

If an object made from wool and a stone are each placed on both ends of a balance, what is likely to happen?

• the side with the stone goes up

• the side with the woollen object goes down

• the side with the stone goes down

Which of these do bakers use in measuring ingredients?

• bathroom scales

• beam balances

• balance scales

• kitchen scales

This instrument used to compare the weight of things to see which is heavier and which is lighter is called a

• balance

• kitchen scale

• ruler