Estimating Mass Length and Volume

What units are metric units?

• millimeters, centimeters, meters, kilometers

• inches, feet, yards, miles

• grams, meters, and inches.

• grams only

What unit is the best to measure the length of a football field?

• centimeter

• meter

• kilometer

How many centimeters are in a meter?

• 1000

• 10

• 100

• 1

What is a reasonable height for a cereal box?

• 10 centimeters
• 30 centimeters 
• 3 centimeters
• 30 meters

What is the length of the comb?

• 8 cm 
• 3 cm 
• 5 cm 
• 7 cm 

What is the length of the ribbon?

• 9 cm
• 2 cm
• 7 cm
• 11 cm 

What is mass?

• how much space something takes up

• the amount of matter (stuff) in an object

• a synonym for weight

• how much density an object has

Which of the following is about one gram?

• A textbook
• A paper clip
• A spoon
• A carton

Which of the following is about one kilogram?

• A paper clip
• A pencil
• A small textbook
• A spoon

Which has greater mass?

• the apples
• the oranges
• neither