Liquid Volume and Mass: Unit 15 Customary Units of Capacity The capacity of a container is the volume of a container measured in liquid units. Cups, pints, quarts, and gallons are customary units of measurement. UNITS OF CAPACITY 1 pint = 2 cups 1 quart = 2 pints 1 gallon = 4 quarts Metric Units of Capacity Two metric units of capacity are milliliters and liters. A milliliter is equal to about 20 drops from an eyedropper. A water bottle holds about 1 liter of water. About 20 drops from a pipette or eyedropper is a UNITS OF CAPACTIY milliliter. 1,000 milliliters = 1 liter Our normal coke bottles have 2 liters of soda inside. Liquid Volume and Mass: Unit 15 Units of Mass Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object. Grams and kilograms are two metric units of mass. UNITS OF MASS One grape weighs about a gram. A pineapple weighs about 1 kilogram 1,000 grams = 1 kilogram Units of Weight The weight of an object is a measure of how heavy that object is. Ounces, pounds, and tons are units of weight. A Laffy Taffy weighs about an ounce. A football weighs about a pound. UNITS OF WEIGHT 16 ounces = 1 pound (lb.) 2,000 pounds = 1 ton A small car like a Volkswagon Beetle weighs about a ton.
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