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WorksheetsMeasurement- Capacity (Customary and Metric)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Capacity is..
The amount that a container can hold.
Indicates the amount of matter, or material, in an object.
The distance from one point to another.
Units of capacity in the metric system are?
milimeter, centimeter, meter, & kilometer
mililiter and liter
gram and kilogram
cups, pints, quarts, gallons
Which unit of capacity would best be used to fill a bathtub?
liter
mililieter
Which unit of capacity would best describe the amount of ink in a pen?
mililiter
liter
Leslie bought juice for her friends to drink at her birthday party. Did she most likely buy 5 liters of juice of 5 mililiters?
Remember- Mililiters = 20 drops of water / Liters = 1 bottle of water
5 liters
5 mililiters
________ quarts = 1 gallon
2
4
6
8
________ cups = 1 pint
2
4
6
8
How many milliliters are in a liter?
10
100
1,000
10,000
What unit would be the best customary unit to measure the capacity of a bathtub?
ounces
gallons
inches
pounds
Which would be the best metric units to use to find the capacity of a swimming pool?
Milliliters
Liters
Grams
Kilograms
________ fluid ounces = 1 cup
2
4
6
8
I would measure which of the following using Milliliters?
A spoonful of honey
a pitcher of lemonade
a bucket of water
I would measure which of the following using Liters?
Water in a bathtub
a drop of glue
a juice box
The basic units of capacity in the Customary System are
millilitre and liter
inch, foot, yard, mile
cup, pint, quart, gallon
millimetre, centimetre, meter, kilometre
1 cup equals
8 ounces
8 pints
16 ounces
16 pints
