Measuring and estimating masses

Which is the best estimate for the weight of a gallon of milk?

• 1 gram

• 500 grams

• 4 kilograms

• 30 kilograms

Which of the following is best used to measure weight?

• meters

• pounds

• quarts

• seconds

Which would be the best metric units to use to find the mass of a grape?

• Liters

• Kilometers

• Grams

• Kilograms

Match the following tools to what they are used to measure

• Mass

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• Volume

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• Length

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Choose the customary unit you would use to measure the mass of a grasshopper.

• gram
• kilogram
• centimeter
• meter

On a Triple Beam Balance, the weight that slide down the beam are called:

• Sliders

• Weights

• Riders

• Slides

Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?

• the feathers
• the bricks
• they weigh the same

Choose the best unit to measure the mass of:

a television

• grams (think mass of paperclips)

• kilograms (think mass of pineapple)

Which item would probably weigh about 1 gram?

• car
• horse
• feather
• bag of apples

Which measurement is a customary unit for measuring weight?

• gram

• quart

• ton

• yard