Developing an Understanding of Volume

Volume is the amount of space an object takes up or contains.

• True

• False

Volume is the amount of space an object takes up.

• True

• False

To fill a rectangular fish tank, 720 liters of water are needed. If the tank is 1.2 meters long and 0.6 meters wide, how deep is the tank?

• 1 meter

• 1.5 meters

• 1.2 meters

• 1.0 meters

Volume is...

• a number

• something that we have not learned yet this year.

• a measurement

Find the volume of a square pyramid with a base side length of 6 cm and a height of 9 cm.

Which of the following is the correct formula to calculate the volume of a rectangular prism?

• Length + Width + Height

• 2(Length + Width + Height)

• Length / Width / Height

What is the volume of this figure?

• 90 ft³

• 900 ft³

• 87 ft³

• 97 ft³

What is the volume of this composite figure?

• 126 in³

• 150 in³

• 720 in³

• 144 in³

What is the volume of the figure?

Find the volume.

• 28 cm³

• 120 cm³

• 240 cm³

• 135 cm³