Mass Measurement: Practice and Test Your Skills

Question 1

Which of the following is the smallest unit of mass?

Accepted Answer

gram

Answer

kilogram

Answer

tonne

Answer

pound

Question 2

A bag of sugar has a mass of 1 kilogram. How many grams is that?

Accepted Answer

1000 grams

Answer

10 grams

Answer

100 grams

Answer

10000 grams

Question 3

Which of these items is likely to be the heaviest?

Accepted Answer

A car

Answer

A bicycle

Answer

A book

Answer

A feather

Question 4

Which of these scales do we use to measure very heavy objects?

Accepted Answer

Weighbridges

Answer

Bathroom scales

Answer

Kitchen scales

Answer

Analytical balances

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a unit of mass?

Accepted Answer

Newton

Answer

Pound

Answer

Ounce

Answer

Gram

Question 6

A bag of sand weighs 10 kilograms. If half of the sand is removed, how many kilograms of sand will be left?

Accepted Answer

5 kilograms

Answer

2.5 kilograms

Answer

7.5 kilograms

Answer

10 kilograms

Question 7

Which of the following instruments is the most accurate for measuring the mass of a very small object?

Accepted Answer

Analytical balances

Answer

Bathroom scales

Answer

Kitchen scales

Answer

Weighbridges

Question 8

A bag of flour has a mass of 2.5 kilograms. What is its mass in grams?

Accepted Answer

2,500

Answer

250

Answer

25,000

Answer

250,000

Question 9

An object has a mass of 1.2 kg. How many grams heavier is it than an object with a mass of 850 grams?

Accepted Answer

370

Answer

270

Answer

470

Answer

570

Question 10

What is the correct way to express 3,500 grams in kilograms?

Accepted Answer

3.5 kg

Answer

35 kg

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350 kg

Answer

3,500 kg

Question 11

A packet of sugar has a mass of 100 grams. If you use 25 grams of sugar for a cake, what percentage of the packet have you used?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

10%

Answer

50%

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100%

Question 12

Which unit is the smallest for measuring mass?

Accepted Answer

Milligram

Answer

Gram

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Tonne

Question 13

How many grams are there in 2.5 kilograms?

Accepted Answer

2500

Answer

250

Answer

1000

Answer

5000

Question 14

Which object is most likely to have the greatest mass?

Accepted Answer

A car

Answer

A bag of sugar

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A piece of paper

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A grain of sand

Question 15

What is the mass of a bag of apples that weighs 500 grams, in kilograms?

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

0.05

Answer

5

Answer

50

Question 16

Which of the following statements about mass and weight is correct?

Accepted Answer

Mass is the amount of matter, weight is the force due to gravity.

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Mass and weight are the same.

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Mass is measured in grams, weight is measured in kilograms.

Answer

Weight is measured in grams, mass is measured in kilograms.

Question 17

What unit do we use to measure how heavy an object is?

Accepted Answer

Kilograms

Answer

Centimeters

Answer

Liters

Answer

Newtons

Question 18

What is the fundamental unit of mass in the metric system?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Gram

Answer

Tonne

Answer

Pound

Question 19

Convert 2500 grams to kilograms.

Accepted Answer

2.5 kg

Answer

0.25 kg

Answer

25 kg

Answer

250 kg

Question 20

Which of these objects typically has the greatest mass?

Accepted Answer

A car

Answer

A football

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A feather

Answer

A piece of paper

Question 21

A bag of sugar contains 1.5 kg of sugar. How many grams of sugar are in the bag?

Accepted Answer

1500 g

Answer

150 g

Answer

15000 g

Answer

15 kg

Question 22

Which unit of mass is larger than a kilogram?

Accepted Answer

Tonne

Answer

Gram

Answer

Pound

Answer

Ounce

Question 23

A car has a mass of 1250 kg. Express its mass in tonnes.

Accepted Answer

1.25 t

Answer

0.125 t

Answer

125 t

Answer

1250 t

Question 24

Which of these objects has a mass close to 1 gram?

Accepted Answer

A paperclip

Answer

A book

Answer

A football

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A car

Question 25

A bag of flour contains 5 kg of flour. How many grams of flour are in the bag?

Accepted Answer

5000 g

Answer

5 g

Answer

50 g

Answer

500 g

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT a unit of mass?

Accepted Answer

Liter

Answer

Gram

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Pound

Question 27

Which is the base unit of mass in the metric system?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Gram

Answer

Tonne

Question 28

A bag of sugar weighs 1.5 kilograms. How many grams does this represent?

Accepted Answer

1500 grams

Answer

150 grams

Answer

15 grams

Question 29

Which of the following is likely to have the greatest mass?

Accepted Answer

A car

Answer

A feather

Answer

A pencil

Question 30

Which measuring instrument do we use to measure mass?

Accepted Answer

Balance

Answer

Ruler

Answer

Thermometer

Question 31

Which of these units of mass is the heaviest?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Milligram

Answer

Gram

Question 32

Which of the following is a unit of mass smaller than a gram?

Accepted Answer

Milligram

Answer

Tonne

Answer

Kilogram

Question 33

You buy 3 bags of apples, and each bag weighs 1.2 kilograms. What is the total mass of all the apples you bought in grams?

Accepted Answer

3600 grams

Answer

3.2 grams

Answer

36 grams

Question 34

You're baking a cake and the recipe needs 250 grams of flour. You only have a bag of flour that weighs 1 kilogram. How much flour should you use from the bag?

Accepted Answer

250 grams

Answer

100 grams

Answer

500 grams

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1 kilogram

Question 35

Which unit is used to measure something DIFFERENT from the weight of an object?

Accepted Answer

Centimeter

Answer

Gram

Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Tonne

Question 36

What is the standard unit used to measure mass?

Accepted Answer

Kilograms

Answer

Centimetres

Answer

Litres

Answer

Seconds

Question 37

Which of these is NOT a unit used to measure mass?

Accepted Answer

Liters

Answer

Grams

Answer

Kilograms

Question 38

Convert 500 grams to kilograms. Write your answer as a decimal.

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

5

Answer

0.05

Answer

50

Question 39

A bag of apples has a mass of 2.5 kilograms. How many grams does the bag of apples weigh?

Accepted Answer

2500

Answer

250

Answer

25

Answer

2.5

Question 40

Which of the following has the greatest mass?

Accepted Answer

2000 grams

Answer

1.5 kilograms

Answer

0.5 kilograms

Answer

450 grams

Question 41

A bag of sugar contains 0.75 kilograms of sugar. If the bag is split into 3 equal portions, what is the mass of each portion?

Accepted Answer

0.25 kilograms

Answer

0.5 kilograms

Answer

0.125 kilograms

Question 42

Which of the following is not a unit of mass?

Accepted Answer

Centimetres

Answer

Tonnes

Answer

Grams

Answer

Kilograms

Question 43

Convert 1.25 tonnes to kilograms.

Accepted Answer

1250

Answer

1.25

Answer

12.5

Answer

125

Question 44

A packet of flour weighs 1 kilogram. If you use 1/4 of the flour, what is the mass of the flour you have used?

Accepted Answer

0.25 kilograms

Answer

0.5 kilograms

Answer

0.125 kilograms

Question 45

In the metric system, what unit is used to measure the quantity of matter in an object?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

Answer

Second

Answer

Meter

Answer

Liter

Question 46

Which object is likely to have the greatest mass?

Accepted Answer

A large watermelon

Answer

A feather

Answer

A small apple

Answer

A piece of paper

Question 47

A box of cereal weighs 1.5 kilograms. How many grams does the box of cereal weigh?

Accepted Answer

1500

Answer

15

Answer

150

Answer

15000

Question 48

Which device is NOT used to measure mass?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Balance scale

Answer

Spring scale

Question 49

Which of these methods is most accurate for measuring the mass of a small object?

Accepted Answer

Using a digital scale

Answer

Using a spring scale

Answer

Using a ruler

Answer

Using a balance scale

Question 50

A bag of sugar has a mass of 1.25 kilograms. How many grams of sugar are there in 3 bags?

Accepted Answer

3750

Answer

375

Answer

1250

Question 51

Which of the following has a mass closest to 1 kilogram?

Accepted Answer

A bag of rice

Answer

A car

Answer

A feather

Answer

A pencil