Liquid Capacity and Weight

Volume

The space inside an object; calculated by counting how

many cubic units take up the space of an object

Liquid Capacity

How much liquid can be held in a container;

liquid volume

Mass and Weight Units

Include customary units of pounds and

ounces; include metric units of grams and

kilograms

Capacity Units

Different-sized units used to measure how

much a container can hold

Mass

The amount of matter in something; measured

in grams or kilograms

Weight

How heavy something is

Scale

A tool used to measure weight

Balance

A tool used to measure the mass of an object