Understanding Units of Volume
A Grade 3 science worksheet to help students understand and compare different units of volume.
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Understanding Units of Volume
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand how to measure and compare different amounts of liquid.
1. Which unit would you use to measure the amount of water in a swimming pool?
milliliters
liters
grams
kilograms
2. Which unit is smaller: a milliliter or a liter?
milliliter
liter
They are the same.
It depends on the liquid.
3. There are one thousand in one liter.
4. A small spoon holds about 5 of medicine.
5. Look at the beaker below. If each line represents 100 milliliters, how much liquid is in the beaker?
6. A bathtub holds more liquid than a teacup.
True
False
7. You would use liters to measure the amount of juice in a small glass.
True
False
Match the item with the best unit of measurement for its volume.
8. Water in a drinking glass
a. Milliliters
9. Water in a large bucket
b. Liters