Everyday Objects: Heavier and Lighter Examples for Kids with Pictures

📚 Quick Study Guide

• ⚖️ Weight is a measure of how heavy something is.
• 🍎 We use units like grams (g) and kilograms (kg) to measure weight. 1 kg = 1000 g
• 🐘 Heavier objects have more weight than lighter objects.
• 🖐️ You can often tell which object is heavier by holding them, but sometimes you need a scale!
• 💡Comparing objects helps us understand relative weight.

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which of these is generally heavier?
   1. A feather
   2. A rock
   3. A balloon
   4. A piece of paper
2. Which is lighter?
   1. A car
   2. A bicycle
   3. A motorcycle
   4. A scooter
3. Which of these kitchen items is usually the heaviest?
   1. A spoon
   2. A fork
   3. A plate
   4. A pot
4. If you have a bag of cotton balls and a bag of marbles, which is heavier?
   1. Cotton balls
   2. Marbles
   3. They weigh the same
   4. Cannot be determined
5. Which animal is generally the lightest?
   1. An elephant
   2. A cat
   3. A whale
   4. A horse
6. Which of these school supplies is usually the lightest?
   1. A book
   2. A pencil
   3. A ruler
   4. A backpack
7. Which is heavier, 1 kilogram of feathers or 1 kilogram of steel?
   1. Feathers
   2. Steel
   3. They weigh the same
   4. Neither