Understanding Mass
A Grade 2 science worksheet to help students understand the concept of mass using real-world examples and measurement tools.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Pay attention to how heavy or light objects are.
1. What does 'mass' tell us about an object?
How tall it is
How much space it takes up
How much 'stuff' is in it (how heavy it is)
What color it is
Fill in the blank with 'heavier' or 'lighter'.
2. A feather is than a rock.
3. An elephant is than a mouse.
4. A balloon full of air is than a bowling ball.
5. What tool do we use to measure mass? (Hint: It has two pans or a needle that moves.)
Decide if each statement is True or False.
6. Mass is the same as how much space an object takes up.
True
False
7. A small object can have more mass than a big object.
True
False
Order these objects from lightest (1) to heaviest (3). Write the number in the box.
A car
A pencil
A book