Measuring and Estimating Masses

Gram and kilogram are the units of measuring:

• capacity

• time

• mass

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

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

• gram

• kilogram

• centimeter

• meter

Choose the best unit to measure the mass of:

a television

• grams (think mass of paperclips)

• kilograms (think mass of pineapple)

Which is the best unit to use to weigh a car?

• grams

• kilograms

The basic metric unit for mass is the _.

• gram

• meter

• liter

How many kilograms does the following item weigh?

• 2.5

• 2

• 3

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

• the feathers

• the bricks

• they weigh the same

Which is the best unit to use to weigh a helicopter?

• ounces

• pounds

• tons