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Measuring Capacity Accurately
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Measuring Capacity Accurately
Use appropriate capacity units. Show your working for calculation questions, and include units in your answers.
Reading and estimating capacity
1.A jug contains 850 mL of water. Which unit is best for recording this amount?
- Centimetres (cm)
- Millilitres (mL)
- Kilograms (kg)
- Metres (m)
2.How many millilitres are equal to 1 litre?
- 100 mL
- 500 mL
- 1,000 mL
- 10,000 mL
3.A jug scale has marks at 300 mL and 500 mL. The liquid is exactly halfway between them. Estimate the amount of liquid.
4.A scale has marks at 700 mL and 900 mL. The liquid is one-quarter of the way from 700 mL towards 900 mL. What is the estimated capacity?
5.Explain how you can estimate a liquid level that sits between two labelled marks on a measuring jug.
Converting and comparing units
6.Convert 1.8 L to millilitres.
7.Convert 3,250 mL to litres.
8.Convert 0.65 L to millilitres.
9.Match each capacity with its equivalent amount.
- 1.6 L
- 400 mL
- 2.75 L
- 900 mL
- 0.35 L
- 0.4 L
- 2,750 mL
- 0.9 L
- 350 mL
- 1,600 mL
Capacity in context
10.At a volcano observatory, Isla pours 1.35 L of water into a sample container, then adds 480 mL. What is the total amount in millilitres?
11.Evie needs 2 L of water for a test. She has measured 1,275 mL. How many more millilitres does she need?
12.Which situation needs an accurate capacity measurement?
- Checking how tall a shelf is
- Measuring liquid medicine for an animal
- Finding the mass of a rock
- Timing a walk to the observatory
13.A measuring jug is marked every 250 mL from 0 mL to 2,000 mL. Draw a jug scale and show where 1.25 L belongs.
14.Why should you read a measuring jug at eye level and estimate carefully when the liquid is between scale marks?
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