Measuring Weight: Learn and Practice with Interactive Quizzes

Question 1

How many grams are there in one kilogram?

Accepted Answer

1,000

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10

Answer

100

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10,000

Question 2

Which object is likely to have a mass of around 10 grams?

Accepted Answer

A banana

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A car

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A house

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A football

Question 3

A bag of sugar weighs 500 grams. How many kilograms is this?

Accepted Answer

0.5

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0.05

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5

Answer

50

Question 4

A bag of sweets weighs 500 grams. How many sweets are in the bag if each sweet weighs 50 grams?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

5

Answer

10

Answer

50

Question 5

For which of these activities would you use a scale?

Accepted Answer

Weighing ingredients for a cake

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Measuring the height of a person

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Checking the temperature of a room

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Measuring the speed of a car

Question 6

Which of the following is a common unit of mass used in medicine?

Accepted Answer

Milligram

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Pound

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Tonne

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Ounce

Question 7

What is the metric prefix for one thousand?

Accepted Answer

Kilo

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Centi

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Mega

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Micro

Question 8

A bag of apples weighs 500 grams. Express its weight in kilograms.

Accepted Answer

0.5 kg

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5 kg

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50 kg

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500 kg

Question 9

For measuring the mass of tiny objects, such as dust particles, which unit is commonly used?

Accepted Answer

Milligram

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Gram

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Kilogram

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Tonne

Question 10

A scale reads 0.25 kilograms. Express this mass in grams.

Accepted Answer

250 grams

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25 grams

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2,500 grams

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25,000 grams

Question 11

Which of the following is likely to weigh less than 1 gram?

Accepted Answer

Paperclip

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Apple

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Book

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Car

Question 12

An apple weighs 250 grams. What is its mass in kilograms?

Accepted Answer

0.25

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0.025

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2,500

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0.125

Question 13

Which of these items is the heaviest?

Accepted Answer

A 1-kilogram bag of sugar

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A 500-gram bag of flour

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A 250-gram loaf of bread

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A 100-gram bar of chocolate

Question 14

A box contains 1.5 kilograms of books and 750 grams of pencils. What is the total mass of the items in the box?

Accepted Answer

2.25 kilograms

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1.25 kilograms

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0.75 kilograms

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3.0 kilograms

Question 15

Which of these scales would be most suitable for measuring the mass of a feather?

Accepted Answer

A laboratory scale

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A kitchen scale

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A bathroom scale

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A postal scale

Question 16

An object weighs 2500 grams on a scale. What is its mass in kilograms?

Accepted Answer

2.5 kilograms

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0.25 kilograms

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25 kilograms

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250 kilograms

Question 17

When measuring the mass of objects, it's crucial to consider both accuracy and precision. Which of the following is NOT a reason for this?

Accepted Answer

To compare the measurements with those made by others.

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To ensure the measurement is close to the actual mass.

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To ensure repeated measurements give similar results.

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To avoid errors when using the measurements in calculations.

Question 18

Which of these units was historically NOT used to measure mass?

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Yard

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Ounce

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Pound

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Grain

Question 19

Which of these is likely to be the heaviest?

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A car

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A feather

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A book

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A bicycle

Question 20

A box of cereal weighs 350 grams. How many kilograms is that?

Accepted Answer

0.35

Answer

0.035

Answer

3.5

Answer

35

Question 21

Which of these is NOT a unit of mass?

Accepted Answer

Metre

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Pound

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Kilogram

Answer

Tonne

Question 22

A bag of potatoes weighs 5 kilograms. How many 500-gram bags can be filled from it?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

15

Answer

20

Question 23

Which of these is likely to be the lightest?

Accepted Answer

A grain of sand

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A pebble

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A golf ball

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A bowling ball

Question 24

In the metric system, the unit of mass is:

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

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Gram

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Tonne

Answer

Pound

Question 25

A bag of flour weighs 2 kg. How many grams does it weigh?

Accepted Answer

2000

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20

Answer

200

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20000

Question 26

Which of these items is most likely to have the greatest mass?

Accepted Answer

A car

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A feather

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A book

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A grain of sand

Question 27

A scale reads 450 g. What is the mass of the object being measured?

Accepted Answer

0.45 kg

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4.5 kg

Answer

45 kg

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450 kg

Question 28

A packet of sweets weighs 250 g. How many kilograms does it weigh?

Accepted Answer

0.25 kg

Answer

0.025 kg

Answer

2.5 kg

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25 kg

Question 29

A bag of potatoes weighs 5 kg. How many 1 kg bags can be filled from this bag?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

2

Answer

10

Answer

20

Question 30

Which of these units of mass is smaller than a gram?

Accepted Answer

Milligram

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Kilogram

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Tonne

Answer

Pound

Question 31

A bag of rice weighs 10 kg. What is the mass of the bag in grams?

Accepted Answer

10000 g

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100 g

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1000 g

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100000 g

Question 32

Convert 1200 grams to kilograms.

Accepted Answer

1.2 kg

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12 kg

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120 kg

Question 33

Which object is likely to have the heaviest mass?

Accepted Answer

A car

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A pencil

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A book

Question 34

Which scale is most suitable for measuring the mass of a small paperclip?

Accepted Answer

A science balance

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A kitchen scale

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A bathroom scale

Question 35

A bag of apples initially weighs 2.5 kilograms. After removing some apples, it now weighs 2 kilograms. What is the mass of the apples that were removed?

Accepted Answer

0.5 kg

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0.25 kg

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2.25 kg

Question 36

Which statement about mass is correct?

Accepted Answer

Mass measures the amount of matter in an object.

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Mass and weight are the same thing.

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Mass can change depending on the location of the object.

Question 37

A container of juice has a mass of 1.5 kilograms. Express this mass in grams.

Accepted Answer

1500 grams

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150 grams

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15000 grams

Question 38

Which object would be most challenging to measure accurately using a typical scale?

Accepted Answer

A grain of sand

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A book

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A car

Question 39

What is the smallest unit of mass?

Accepted Answer

Gram

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Kilogram

Answer

Tonne

Question 40

A bag of flour weighs 2 kilograms. How many grams is this equal to?

Accepted Answer

2000 grams

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20 grams

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200 grams

Question 41

Which object is likely to have a mass of approximately 1 gram?

Accepted Answer

A grain of sand

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A car

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A book

Question 42

A bag of apples weighs 3000 grams. What is the mass of the apples in kilograms?

Accepted Answer

3 kilograms

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0.03 kilograms

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30 kilograms

Question 43

Which of the following scales is most suitable for measuring the mass of a bag of potatoes?

Accepted Answer

A kitchen scale

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A bathroom scale

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A weighing machine for lorries

Question 44

A bag of flour weighs 1.5 kilograms. A bag of sugar weighs 0.75 kilograms. What is the total mass of the flour and sugar together?

Accepted Answer

2.25 kilograms

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0.75 kilograms

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1.5 kilograms

Question 45

A box of sweets weighs 250 grams. A box of chocolates weighs 300 grams. Which box is heavier?

Accepted Answer

The box of chocolates

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The box of sweets

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They weigh the same

Question 46

What is the SI unit of mass?

Accepted Answer

Kilogram

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Gram

Answer

Tonne

Question 47

Convert 500 grams to kilograms.

Accepted Answer

0.5 kg

Answer

5 kg

Answer

50 kg

Question 48

A bag of flour weighs 2.5 kilograms. How many 500-gram bags can be filled from this bag?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

6

Question 49

Which of these scales would be best for measuring the mass of a small coin?

Accepted Answer

Jewellery scale

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Bathroom scale

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Kitchen scale

Question 50

Which of these activities does NOT involve measuring mass?

Accepted Answer

Measuring the length of a pencil

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Weighing flour for baking

Answer

Checking the weight of a parcel

Question 51

A packet of apples weighs 2500 grams. How many kilograms is this?

Accepted Answer

2.5

Answer

0.25

Answer

25

Question 52

Which of these objects is likely to have the greatest mass?

Accepted Answer

A car

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A pencil

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A book

Question 53

A bag of flour weighs 500g. If you use 200g of flour to make a cake, what is the mass of the remaining flour?

Accepted Answer

300g

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200g

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500g

Question 54

Which of these scales shows the heaviest object?

Accepted Answer

[Image of a scale with needle pointing at 500g]

Answer

[Image of a scale with needle pointing at 100g]

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[Image of a scale with needle pointing at 250g]

Question 55

Which of the following activities does NOT involve measuring mass?

Accepted Answer

Measuring the length of a pencil

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Weighing a bag of potatoes

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Baking a cake

Question 56

A bag of sweets contains 150g of sweets. If you eat 1/3 of the sweets, how many grams of sweets do you eat?

Accepted Answer

75g

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50g

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100g

Question 57

Which of the following items would be most accurately measured in milligrams?

Accepted Answer

A grain of sand

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A bag of rice

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A car

Question 58

What is the unit used to measure the mass of small objects, like bags of sugar?

Accepted Answer

Grams

Answer

Centimetres

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Kilometres

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Litres

Question 59

Which of these would likely have the greatest mass?

Accepted Answer

A car

Answer

A book

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A feather

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A grain of sand

Question 60

You use a scale to weigh an apple. The scale shows a reading of 150 grams. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

The apple has a mass of 150 grams.

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The apple weighs 150 pounds.

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The apple is 150 centimetres long.

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The apple has a volume of 150 millilitres.

Question 61

How do you correctly use a scale to measure the mass of an object?

Accepted Answer

Put the object on the scale and read the display.

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Hang the object from the scale.

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Use the scale to balance the object.

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Throw the object onto the scale.

Question 62

A box of cereal weighs 500 grams. A bag of flour weighs 2 kilograms. Which is heavier?

Accepted Answer

The bag of flour

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The box of cereal

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They weigh the same

Answer

I can't tell from the information given.

Question 63

Which of the following involves measuring mass?

Accepted Answer

Weighing vegetables at the supermarket

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Measuring the length of your pencil

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Counting the number of steps you take

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Checking the temperature of a room

Question 64

You have a bag of sweets that weighs 100 grams. You eat half of the sweets. What is the mass of the remaining sweets?

Accepted Answer

50 grams

Answer

100 grams

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150 grams

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200 grams