Question

What do you understand by the terms volume and capacity ? which is the most suitable unit for measuring the volume of a/an 

(a) glass filled with water 

(b) swimming pool 

(c) air inside an inflated balloon 

(d) cylinder of a car engine

Answer 1

The total space occupied by an object is called its volume. The maximum volume of a liquid that a container can hold is known as its capacity. 

Capacity and volume have same units – litres (L) and millilitres (mL). 

(a) millilitre(mL) 

(b) cubic metre (m³) . 

(c) millilitre (mL) 

(d) cubic centimetre (cc) or cm³