Question

Which of the following would be the most appropriate unit to measure the volume of oil in a large tank?

A) Quart
B) Pint
C) Kiloliter
D) Ton

Answer 1

C) Kiloliter

Explanation:

Answers A and B are too small for a large tank and can easily be miscounted.

Answer D, Ton is 2,000 pounds which is way too big for the tank and isn't capacity.

Answer C, Kiloliters seems like the best option out of all of them.

Answer 2

Option C

Explanation:

Option D's unit is not used in volume measurement. A "ton" is 2,000 lbs. Pounds are not used to measure volume.

Since we are looking at the volume of a "large tank", then a quart and a pint would be too small, and therefore, not the most appropriate units to measure the volume of the tank with.

A "kiloliter" is equivalent to 1,000 liters. Note that the prefix "Kilo-" means 1,000. A kiloliter would be appropriate for measuring the volume of a large object, in this case a oil tank. It is the most appropriate out of the options given.

Option C should be the correct answer.