Customary Weights

What would you most likely use to measure the weight of a pine cone?

• ounces
• pounds
• tons

What would you most likely use to measure the weight of a bicycle?

• tons
• pounds
• ounces

Which is the best estimate for the weight of a bag of flour?

• 2 ounces
• 5 pounds
• 23 pounds
• 400 ounces

Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?

• the feathers
• the bricks
• they weigh the same

Which is the best estimate for the weight of a pear?

• 6 ounces
• 8 pounds
• 10 pounds
• 35 ounces

What is the abbreviation for pound?

• pou

• pds

• lb

What is the abbreviation for ounce?

• ou

• oc

• oz

Read the scale and determine how much the object weighs.

• 1lb
• 2lb
• 3g
• 2oz

Read the scale and determine how much the object weighs.

• 4oz
• 4g
• 4kg
• 4lb

Which object might be on the low (right) side of the scale?

• brick

• feather

• jelly bean