Understanding Units of Volume

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M.UN.05.01, 05.02, 05.03
Understanding Units of Volume
How many milliliters are there in a 2 liter bottle of soda?
What number goes in the blank to make the statement below true?
30,000 mL = ____________________ Liters
Tim rented a car in a country that uses the metric system.
When he bought gasoline for the car, what unit of measurement was used?
(a) grams
(b) liters
(d) kilometers
A truck will mix and pour concrete for the foundation of a new building.
The volume of concrete in the truck is most likely measured in which units?
(a) square feet
(c) meters
(b) meters
(c) cubic yards(d) inches
A tissue box has a height of 4 inches, and its base has an area of 30 in2.
Which of these is the volume of the box?
(a) 120 inches
(b) 120 inches3
(c)
120 inches2
Denise found that a rectangular prism had a height of 12 centimeters.
Which unit should she use to express the volume of the prism?
(b) cm2
(a) cm
(c) cm3
Write the abbreviations for these units:
cubic centimeters
_______________________
cubic meters
_______________________
cubic inches
_______________________
cubic feet
_______________________
cubic yards
_______________________
(d) cm4
There are 100 cm in 1 meter.
What is one way to determine the number of cubic centimeters in 1 cubic meter?
(a) multiply 100 by 100
(b) multiply 100 by 100 by 100
(c) add 100 + 100
(d) add 100 + 100
Sarah has a box that measures 1 foot on each side.
How many 1 inch cubes will fit in the box?
How many times greater is the volume of a cubic meter than a cubic centimeter?
1 cm
1 cm
1m
1 cm
1m
1m
Name _______________________________ Done with Partners
M.UN.05.01,05.02, 05.03, 05.04
Review: Units of Volume
Jenny collected 345 milliliters of rain water.
How many liters is 345 milliliters?
A bottle is filled with 1 liter of lemonade.
Which measurement is equivalent to 1 liter?
(a) 0.001 mL
(b) 0.01 mL (c) 1,000.0 mL(d) 10,000 mL
Which of the following units would be used to calculate the volume of a rectangular prism?
(a) square inches
(b) cubic meters
Which measure could be 27cm3?
(a) area
(b) perimeter
(c) miles
(c) surface area
(d) square yards
(d) volume
Which of these measurements represents the largest value?
1 cm3
1 m3
1 in3
1 ft3
Name a real world object that has approximately the following volume measurements:
1 cubic inch ____________________
1 cubic foot ____________________
Name a real world object that has approximately the following volume measurements:
1 cubic centimeter ____________________
1 cubic meter ____________________
Write these values in order from LEAST to GREATEST:
253 mL
________
0.193 L
________
How many liters are in 8,000 mL ? ____________
How many milliliters are in 12 Liters? ____________
.8 L
________
789 mL
________
Name _____________________________
GRADED ASSIGNMENT
M.UN.05.01, 05.02, 05.03, 05.04
Review: Units of Volume
Which of these measurements represents the largest value?
900 cm3
1 liter
Write these values in order from LEAST to GREATEST:
1,400 mL
________
1.5 liters
999 mL
________
________
________
1 m3
1 ft3
1 in3
Which of the following IS a measurement of volume?
(a) centimeters
1,100 cm3
Which of these measurements represents the smallest value?
1 yd3
799 milliliters
(b) cubic meters
(c) square inches
Which of the following IS NOT a measurement of volume?
(a) cubic feet (b) in3 (c) square units
(d) meters3
(d) yards
Which of these measurements represents the smallest value?
1 ft3
1 m3
1 in3
1 cm3
Approximately how many cubic centimeters would fit into 1 cubic meter?
(a) 1
(b) 100
(c) 1,000
(d) 1,000,000
A container has 4 liters of punch.
How many milliliters in that?
Which of these measurements represents the greatest volume?
.63 L
387 mL
5284 mL
__________ Liters = 1,300 mL
.099 L
Name _____________________________________________________
Homework #1
Understanding Units of Volume
Remember: 1 Liter = 1,000 mL = 1,000 cm3
.437 Liters = _________ milliliters
826 milliliters = _________ Liters
Which measurement represents
the greatest volume?
597 mL
.61 L
Which measurement represents
the least volume?
453 cm3
398 cm3
801 mL
.799 L
Which of the following represents a volume measurement?
(a) square feet
(b) yards
(c) centimeters (d) cubic centimeters
What is the abbreviation for cubic inches?
__________
How many milliliters are in 4 Liters of juice?
__________
Write the following volume measurements in order from LEAST to GREATEST:
293 mL
400 cm3
.395 L
____________
least
____________
____________
greatest
Name _____________________________________________________
Homework #2
Understanding Units of Volume
Remember: 1 Liter = 1,000 mL = 1,000 cm3
What is the abbreviation for cubic yards?
__________
Which of the following represents a volume measurement?
(a) cubic inches
(b) square cm
480 mL = _________ Liters
.293 Liters = _________ milliliters
Which measurement represents
the greatest volume?
716 mL
.4 L
(c) miles (d) yards2
400 cm3
Which measurement represents
the least volume?
324 mL
640 cm3
.589 L
Write the following volume measurements in order from LEAST to GREATEST:
461 mL
372 cm3
.504 L
____________
____________
____________
least
How many milliliters can fit into a bucket that holds 3 liters?
greatest
__________
Name _____________________________________________________
Homework #3
Understanding Units of Volume
Remember: 1 Liter = 1,000 mL = 1,000 cm3
Write the following volume measurements in order from LEAST to GREATEST:
458 mL
126 cm3
.099 L
____________
____________
____________
least
greatest
What is the abbreviation for cubic feet?
__________
Which of the following represents a volume measurement?
(a) meters
(b) cm2
(c) inches (d) feet3
How many milliliters are in 10 Liters of soda?
_________ milliliters = .703 Liters
Which measurement represents
the greatest volume?
431 mL
.79 L
216 cm3
__________
_________ Liters = 1,800 milliliters
Which measurement represents
the least volume?
700 mL
700 cm3
.699 L
Name _____________________________________________________
Homework #4
Understanding Units of Volume
Remember: 1 Liter = 1,000 mL = 1,000 cm3
What is the abbreviation for cubic meters?
_________ Liters = 3,000 milliliters
__________
_________ mL = 2.5 Liters
Write the following volume measurements in order from LEAST to GREATEST:
943 mL
873 cm3
.888 L
____________
____________
____________
least
greatest
Which measurement represents
the greatest volume?
286 mL
.8 L
Which measurement represents
the least volume?
1,000 cm3
467 mL
671 cm3
How many liters of liquid are equivalent to 1,800 milliliters? ________
Which of the following represents a volume measurement?
(a) square inches
(b) m2
(c) yards3 (d) millimeters
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