1 Writeheavierorlightertocompletethesentences.

a)

Theappleis thantheorange.

Theorangeis thantheapple.

b)

Theballis thanthebat.

Thebatis thantheball.

2 a) Whichistheheavierbarrel?

b) Whichisthelightercrate?

c) Whatcanyousayaboutthe

massofthetwocrates?

3 Themassofatinandabookisshown.

Scottputsthetinandthebookonthescales.

Onesideofthescalesgoesdown.

Drawthebookandthetin

onthescalestoshowthis.

4 Thescalesshowthat2cubesbalance6spheres.

Tommyisremovingshapestoseewhathappenstothescales.

Whichisthecorrectimageineachpart?

a)

b)

c)

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5 Whichisthegreatermassineachpair?

a) 50g and 5kg

b) 30g and 300g

c) 1kg and 950g

6 Threeweightsareshownonthescales.

60kg200g 60kg350g 55kg900g

Writetheweightsinorder,startingwiththelightest.

7

Isajaroramugheavier?

Howdoyouknow?

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3 Themassofatinandabookisshown.

Scottputsthetinandthebookonthescales.

Onesideofthescalesgoesdown.

Drawthebookandthetin

onthescalestoshowthis.

4 Thescalesshowthat2cubesbalance6spheres.

Tommyisremovingshapestoseewhathappenstothescales.

Whichisthecorrectimageineachpart?

a)

b)

c)

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450g 300g