Science Skills
Measuring Mass
Lesson 1.5
 
A Newton is roughly the weight of four ounces.

Estimating Mass

In Lesson 1.2, you learned some estimates of metric masses.

mass of a paper clip

1 gram

mass of 100 pennies

250 grams

mass of one liter of water

1000 grams

In your e-journal, rank the mass of each of the following from the lowest to the highest:

  1. an avocado
  2. a floppy disk
  3. a hat
  4. a measuring cup
  5. an apple
  6. a cork