Units of Volume

Watch this lecture series and complete the interactive exercises to get a feel for various units of volume in the metric and U.S. customary systems: liters, pints, gallons, and so on.

Practice

Estimating volume (cups, pints, quarts, and gallons) - Answers

1. Quarts is the most reasonable unit.

2. The volume of a tea kettle is about 3 quarts.

3. Gallons is the most reasonable unit.

4. The volume of a bath tub is about 70 gallons.

5. The volume of a pitcher of lemonade is about 4 pints.

6. Cups is the most reasonable unit.

7. Pints is the most reasonable unit.