Metric Capacity Benchmark

Choose the best unit to measure the amount of water in a large bucket.

• kiloliters

• Liters

• milliliters

What would hold about 4 liters of water?

• A. Vase

• B. Spoon

• C. Bucket

• D. Swimming Pool

What is the best estimate for this pitcher of lemonade?

• 2 mL (milliliters)

• 20 mL (milliliters)

• 2 L (liters)

Babies take a very small amount of medicine. Which describes the amount of medicine that would fill this medicine dropper?

• centimeter

• liters

• milliliters

• kilometer

About how much water is inside the bath tub?

• 20 liters

• 20 milliliters

• 200 liters

• 200 mililiters

Choose the best estimate for capacity of a cup of coffee.

• 200 mL

• 200 L

Which capacity makes the most sense for measuring the amount of milk in a bowl of cereal?

• 3 L (liters)

• 350 mL (milliliters)

• 3Kg

Which would hold about 500 liters of water?

• A. Cereal bowl

• B. Fish Tank

• C. Water Bottle

In the metric system, which of the “three categories of measurement” do LITERS belong?

• Capacity/Volume

• Weight

• Length/Volume

Choose which is the better estimate for the capacity of a can of soup.

• 100 mL

• 10 L