Name
Practice
15-4
Units of Mass
Choose the better estimate for each.
1.
2.
3 g or 3 kg
4.
40 g or 40 kg
3 kg
5. crayon
20 g or 200 g
3.
250 g or 25 kg
40 kg
250 g
6. large dog
5 kg or 50 kg
20 g
12. the time for dinner
13. the capacity of a bowl
0
c.
1
70 kg
Practice 15-4
11. the temperature
8. adult male
7 kg or 70 kg
5g
Choose the best tool to measure each.
a.
9. the mass of a phone
10. the length of a crayon
30 g
7. quarter
5 g or 500 g
50 kg
b
a
e
d
c
30 g or 300 g
b.
2
3
4
5
6
7
d.
8
9 10 11 12
11 12 1
10
2
9
3
8
4
7 6 5
e.
°F
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
–10
–20
14. Writing to Explain Would you use grams or kilograms to find the
mass of a letter? Explain.
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I would use grams because a letter
has a mass of less than a kilogram.
15. Estimation Which is the best estimate for the mass of a pair of sneakers?
A 1 kg
B 1g
C 10 kg
D 10 g
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