Metric Liquid Capacity

What would you use to measure the capacity of the pool?

• millilitres

• litres

What would you use to measure the capacity of this container?

• millilitres

• litres

What would you use to measure the capacity of the teaspoon?

• millilitres

• litres

What would you use to measure the capacity of the pipette?

• millilitres

• litres

What does capacity mean?

• How tall something is

• The amount of liquid a container can hold.

• The height of a person

• How much mass an object is

How much water is in the beaker?

• 10 ml

• 5 ml

• 20 ml

• 50 ml

Mr. Franklin filled a bucket with water to clean his floor. Does his bucket probably hold 9 L or 9 mL of water?

• 9 L

• 9 mL

A baker adds half of a teaspoon of vanilla to her cake recipe. Did she use 2.5 milliliters or 2.5 liters?

• 2.5 millilitres

• 2.5 litres

Chris bought a cup of hot chocolate. Does his cup hold 400 milliliters or 400 liters of hot chocolate?

• 400 litres

• 400 millilitres

Mrs. Marge has a large fish tank in her office. Does her fish tank hold 100 liters or 100 milliliters ?

• 100 millilitres

• 100 litres