Instructions
Read each question carefully and provide your answers in the spaces provided. Show your work where necessary!
1. Convert the following measurements:
A. 5 kilograms = grams
B. 2500 grams = kilograms
2. Estimate the mass of the following objects:
A. A banana (in grams):
B. A textbook (in kilograms):
C. A small dog (in kilograms):
3. Compare the masses:
A. If a soccer ball weighs 450 grams and a basketball weighs 650 grams, which one is heavier?
B. Maria has a bag of apples that weighs 1.2 kilograms, and Tom has a bag of oranges that weighs 900 grams. Who has the heavier bag?
4. Longer response:
Write a few sentences about why it's important to understand the mass of objects in everyday life.