Worksheet: Estimating and Measuring Units of Capacity in the Metric System

The litre is a unit for measuring what?

Complete the following: The amount that a container holds is its .

A baby animal drinks 279 liters of milk each day. Is 279 000 mL of milk enough to feed the baby animal for one day?

A group of elephants drink 982 liters of water each day. How many days will 4 910 liters of water last?

Calculate the capacity of a swimming pool having a length of 23 units, a width of 7 units, and a depth of 12 units.

A rectangular prism-shaped swimming pool has internal dimensions of 41 m, 27 m, and 2.7 m. Find its capacity in liters.

A plastic box has a total volume of 912 cm³, and a capacity of 695 cm³. What is the volume of the plastic?

What is measured in cubic centimeters?

What is the most suitable unit for estimating the volume of a room?

Choose the most appropriate unit to measure the capacity of a bucket in order to avoid very large numbers or small decimals.

Choose the most appropriate unit to measure the capacity of a wading pool in order to avoid very large numbers or small decimals.

Choose the most appropriate unit to measure the capacity of a spoon in order to avoid very large numbers or small decimals.

Choose the most appropriate unit to measure the capacity of a pot of soup in order to avoid very large numbers or small decimals.

Choose the most appropriate unit to measure the capacity of a juice box in order to avoid very large numbers or small decimals.

Choose the most appropriate unit to measure the capacity of a barrel of water in order to avoid very large numbers or small decimals.

Choose the most appropriate unit to measure the capacity of a bottle of glue, in order to avoid very large numbers or small decimals.

Cooking oil comes in 1.5-liter bottles and 1 537-milliliter bottles. Which is larger, the first or the second bottle?