Fun Facts of Size / Volume Comparison For Kids

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Here are 14 fun and educational “Size / Volume Comparison” examples to help kids understand volume, size, and how big or small things are in the world and beyond.

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Question1: Which ball is bigger? Soccer ball vs. Basketball Soccer ball: 5 liters Basketball: 7.5 liters	Question2: Which one is bigger? Teaspoon vs. Tablespoon Teaspoon: 5 ml Tablespoon: 15 ml
Question3: Which one is larger? Bathtub vs. Swimming pool Bathtub: ~200 liters Pool: 20,000 liters	Question4: Which one is bigger? A can of soda vs. milk jug Soda can: 355 ml Milk jug: 1 gallon (~3.8 liters)
Question5: Which one is bigger? Juice box vs. water bottle Juice box: 200 ml Water bottle: 1 liter (1000 ml)	Question6: Which one is bigger? An apple vs. a watermelon Apple: 250 ml Watermelon: 9,000 ml (9 liters)
Question7: Which ball is bigger? Basketball vs. Tennis ball Basketball: 7.5 liters Tennis ball: 0.15 liters	Question8: Which egg is bigger? Egg vs. Ostrich egg Chicken egg: 60 ml Ostrich egg: 1 liter

Question9: Which one is bigger? Cup of coffee vs. Kettle Coffee cup: 250 ml Kettle: 1.5 liters	Question10: Which one is bigger? School backpack vs. Suitcase Backpack: 20 liters Suitcase: 60 liters
Question11: Which container is bigger? Basket of oranges vs. Crate of oranges Basket: 5 liters Crate: 30 liters	Question12: Which one is bigger? Raindrop vs. Water balloon Raindrop: 0.05 ml Water balloon: 300 ml
Question13: Which one is bigger? Teacup vs. Large soup bowl Teacup: 150 ml Soup bowl: 500 ml	Question14: Which vehicle is bigger? Car trunk vs. Delivery van Car trunk: 400 liters Delivery van: 8,000 liters

Answers

1. Basketball is bigger in volume.	2. Tablespoon holds 3x more than a teaspoon!
3. Pool is 100× bigger!	4. Milk jug is more than 10× larger.
5. Water bottle holds 5× more.	6. Watermelon is super big in volume!
7. One basketball ≈ 50 tennis balls in volume.	8. Ostrich egg is over 15× bigger!
9. The kettle can fill 6 cups!	10. Suitcase can hold 3 backpacks worth of stuff!
11. Crate is 6× bigger.	12. One balloon = 6,000 raindrops!
13. Soup bowl holds over 3× more.	14. Van has 20× more cargo space!