Measuring Liquid Volume
1 mL
20 drops of water
A base hold about 10 liters or 1 liter?
1 liter
A water bottle hold ______ Liter of liquid.
1 liter
A small soda bottle = _____________ pint
1 pint
How many cups are in a gallon?
16 cups = 1 gallon
A soup pot hold about 3 liters or 30 liters?
3 liters
capacity in a bathtub
350 liters (L)
4 cups = ________ pints = _____________ quart
4 cups = 2 pints = 1 quart
How many pints are in 3 quarts?
6 pints
How many quarts in 2 gallons?
8 quarts
Does a gallon hold more than or less than 5 quarts?
A gallon holds less than 5 quarts. 4 quarts = 1 gallon
Liter
Metric unit of capacity. Measures liquid amounts. One liter equals 1,000 milliliters. (1L = 1,000 mL)
1 gallon (1 gal)
One gallon is equal to 4 quarts. 1 gallon = large plastic milk jug
pint
One pint is equal to 2 cups.
1 quart (1 qt)
One quart is equal to 2 pints, or 4 cups. For example: A tall thin milk carton or half of a normal pitcher; or a quarter of a gallon.
Capacity
The amount a container can hold measured in liquid units.
A unit of volume/capacity equal to 4 quarts
a gallon
A unit of volume/capacity equal to 2 pints
a quart
cup
a unit of volume/capacity; The size of a school lunch milk. One cup is equal to 8 ounces.
a bath tub holds about 90 liters or about 9 liters of water?
about 90 liters
customary measurement to buy juice in the school cafeteria
cup
customary measurement to measure water in a swimming pool
gallon
metric measurement to measure the capacity of the gas tank of a car
liter
metric measurement to measure the volume of a drop of water
milliliter
customary measurement to measure ice tea in a pitcher
pint
milliliter
smallest unit to measure capacity of liquid. (mL) This dropper holds 20 mL
customary system
the measurement system used in the United States
half gallon
2 quarts
