Measuring Capacity

Which best describes capacity?

• how long a container is
• the distance around a container
• how hot or cold a container is
• how much a container holds

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

What are the two metric units we used for capacity?

• Millimeter

• Liter

• Letter

• Milliliter

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Which container holds more than 5 liters?

• a water pitcher
• a tea cup
• a medicine dropper
• a bathtub

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Which would hold about 500 liters of water?

• A. Cereal bowl

• B. Fish Tank

• C. Water Bottle

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Is the capacity of the milk carton more than a gallon or less than a gallon?

• less than a gallon

• more than a gallon

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5C

One GALLON equals...

• 24 cups

• 18 cups

• 12 cups

• 16 cups

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Units to measure liquid capacity are:

• Buckets, droppers, bins, pools

• Buckets, plates, funnels, lakes

• Cup, pint, bucket, gallon

• Cup, pint, quart, gallon

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

What would you use to measure the volume of the liquid inside?

• gallons

• pints

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Which of these is not a unit for measuring capacity?

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Which unit is most appropriate for measuring this item (milk jug)?

• Quart

• Gallon

• Cup

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1