Units for The Measurement of Capacity

We know that the two main units for the measurement of capacity are liter and milliliter. In short liter is written as 'l' and milliliter as 'ml'.

As for measuring mass we have made several measures to weigh the different masses as 1kg, 500g, 250g, 200g, etc. Similarly, for measuring different capacities there are several different shaped liter-measures and milliliter measures.

There are different types of shaped vessels having one liter capacity and there are some measures greater than 1 liter capacity are 2 l, 5 l and 10 l.

There are some small measures in ml to measure small quantities of liquid. Some such measures are 500 ml, 200 ml and 100 ml.

In the market and at home we may see some vessels of 10 liters and 15 liters capacity in cylindrical or cuboid shapes. There are different types of drums having 100 liters capacity.

We know that 1 litre = 1000 milliliters (1 l = 1000 ml)

So,               500 ml = 1/2 of a litre

                    250 ml = 1/4 of a litre

                    200 ml = 1/5 of a litre

                    100 ml = 1/10 of a litre

If we have to measure 300 ml of a liquid, we use the measures of 200 ml and 100 ml capacities. To measure 700 ml of a liquid, we use the measures of 500 ml and 200 ml.

We know that capacity is the amount of liquid which a container can hold. The basic units of measurement of capacity are liter (l) and milliliter (ml). To measure smaller quantities of liquid, we use milliliter (ml) and to measure larger quantities we use liter (l). We can convert l to ml by multiplying the number of liters by 1000 and milliliters (ml) to liter (l) by dividing the number of milliliters by 1000.


Questions and Answers on Units for The Measurement of Capacity:

I. Choose the most appropriate measure:

1. Milk in a glass.

(i) Less than 1 l

(ii) About 1 l

(iii) More than 1 l


2. Water in swimming pool.

(i) Less than 1000 l

(ii) About 1000 l

(iii) More than 1000 l


3. Water in a bottle.

(i) 1000 ml

(ii) 100 ml

(iii) 10 ml


4. Tea in a cup.

(i) About 500 ml

(ii) About 250 ml

(iii) About 25 ml


5. Amount of petrol in a petrol truck.

(i) 1200 l

(ii) 1200 ml

(iii) 12 l


6. Water in a bucket.

(i) 5 l

(ii) 100 l

(iii) 100 ml


7. Amount of medicine in a tea spoon.

(i) 10 l

(ii) 10 ml

(iii) 100 ml


8. Amount of water in 1 small ice cube.

(i) 20 l

(ii) 1 l

(iii) 50 ml


9. Quantity of water in a water tank.

(i) 100 ml

(ii) 10 l

(iii) 100 l


Answers:

I. 1. (i) Less than 1 l

2. (iii) More than 1000 l

3. (i) 1000 ml

4. (ii) About 250 ml

5. (i) 1200 l

6. (i) 5 l

7. (ii) 10 ml

8. (iii) 50 ml

9. (iii) 100 l


II. Choose the right answer:

1. 5 l 8 ml is equal to

(i) 58 ml

(ii) 508 ml

(iii) 5008 ml


2. 8 l is equal to

(i) 800 ml

(ii) 8000 ml

(iii) 80000 ml


3. 13425 ml is equal to

(i) 13 l 425 ml

(ii) 1 l 3425 ml

(iii) 134 l 25 ml


4. 50 l is equal to

(i) 5000 ml

(ii) 50000 ml

(iii) 500 ml


5. 3 l 68 ml is equal to

(i) 368 ml

(ii) 3680 ml

(iii) 3068 ml


6. 7 l 5 ml is equal to

(i) 7005 ml

(ii) 7050 ml

(iii) 7500 ml


Answers:

II. 1. (iii) 5008 ml

2. (ii) 8000 ml

3. (i) 13 l 425 ml

4. (ii) 50000 ml

5. (iii) 3068 ml

6. (i) 7005 ml


III. Convert the following:

(i) 6 l = ……………… ml

(ii) 4800 ml = ……………… l

(iii) 24 l = ……………… ml

(iv) 9070 ml = ……………… l ……………… ml

(v) 8000 ml = ……………… l

(vi) 1098 ml = ……………… l ……………… ml

(vii) 32000 ml = ……………… l

(viii) 2177 ml = ……………… l ……………… ml


Answers:

III. (i) 6000 ml

(ii) 4 l 800 ml

(iii) 24000 ml

(iv) 9 l 70 ml

(v) 8 l

(vi) 1 l 98 ml

(vii) 32 l

(viii) 2 l 177 ml


IV. Answer the following:

(i) The petrol tank of a car has a capacity of 45 liters. The capacity in milliliters is ………………

(ii) A jar has a capacity of 208000 ml. The capacity in liters is ………………

(iii) Sam used 3000 ml of milk to make a kheer. The milk used in liters is ………………

(iv) David has a bottle which contains 2 l 500 ml of drinking water. The amount of water in the bottle in milliliters is ………………



Answers:

IV. (i) 45000 milliliters

(ii) 208 liters

(iii) 3 liters

(iv) 2500 milliliters


V. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable unit (ml or l).

(i) Water in swimming pool

(ii) Eye drop (medicine)

(iii) Tea in a cup

(iv) Petrol in a car

(v) Water in a bucket

(vi) Juice that can be taken out of 1 lemon

Units for The Measurement of Capacity


Answers:

V. (i) l

(ii) ml

(iii) ml

(iv) l

(v) l

(vi) ml



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Measuring Instruments

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Examples on Unit of Mass or Weight

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Examples on Measurement of Capacity

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