Understanding capacity and volume | Maths | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Look at the containers. Which container would hold more liquid?
- The jug would hold more liquid than the glass. ✓
- The glass would hold more liquid than the jug.
- They would both hold the same amount of liquid.
Look at the containers. Container A would hold ______ container B.
- less liquid than
- more liquid than ✓
Look at the number line. Identify the missing number.
- '500' ✓
Look at this sequence of numbers. Which number will come next?
- '350' ✓
Match the calculation to its answer.
- 300 - 100
  
  ⇔
  
  200 ✓
- 250 + 150 =
  
  ⇔
  
  400 ✓
- 200 + 300 + 100 =
  
  ⇔
  
  600 ✓
- 250 + 150 + 300 =
  
  ⇔
  
  700 ✓
- 500 - 200 =
  
  ⇔
  
  300 ✓
Look at these containers. Tick the statements that are correct.
- The kettle holds less than the cup.
- The cup holds less than the kettle. ✓
- The green and grey bottle hold the same amount. ✓
- The green bottle holds more than the cup but less than the kettle. ✓
- The grey bottle holds less than the grey bottle and less than the cup.

Which jug has the greatest capacity?
- Jug A has the greatest capacity.
- Jug B has the greatest capacity.
- The both have the same capacity. ✓
Starting with the smallest, put these jugs in order of their capacity.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  A
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  C
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  B
Look at this container. Match the sentence stem to the appropriate measure.
- The jug's capacity is
  
  ⇔
  
  1000 ml ✓
- The volume of the liquid is
  
  ⇔
  
  600 ml ✓
Starting with the container with the smallest volume of liquid, put these jugs in order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  C
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  A
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  B
Look at these jugs. The are both filled to their capacity. The liquid from these jugs is poured into a third jug. What what would be the total volume of liquid in that jug?
- '900 ml' ✓
Look at these containers and the given volume of liquid that they contain. How much greater is the volume of liquid in the kettle than the cup?
- 750 ml
- 550 ml
- 450 ml ✓

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Different containers have different capacities - they hold a different amount of liquid.
We can use the scale on the measuring container to tell us the volume of liquid in the container.
The volume of liquids in different containers can be compared using the scale.

Confusion between the terms capacity and volume.

Capacity is the whole amount of liquid that a container can hold. Volume is the actual amount of liquid in the container.

Capacity - Capacity is a measure of the maximum amount of liquid a container can hold when full. Capacity can be measured in millilitres.
Volume - Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up. In this case, the specific amount of liquid in a container.
Milliliitre - The millilitre is a metric measure of capacity or volume. A millilitre is a very small amount of liquid. The abbreviation is ml.