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Comparing Capacity

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Comparing Capacity

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to compare the capacities of two containers
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3 Questions

Q1.
What is capacity?
Correct answer: Capacity is the amount a container can hold
Capacity is the size of the container
Capacity is the weight of the liquid
Q2.
Which container has a greater capacity?
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The orange container
Correct answer: The red container
They are equal
Q3.
Which container has a smaller capacity?
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Correct answer: The orange container
The purple container
They have equal capacity

Lesson appears in

UnitMaths / Measures (2): Capacity and volume