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CompAring WeightS

We use the words heavy and light to compare the weights of the objects.

Look at the objects below and observe them carefully.

The pencil box is The crayon is The car is heavier The feather is the
lighter than the lighter than the than the bicycle. lightest of all.
school bag. water bottle.

We can compare weights using a balance or scale.
Look at the balance given here. It has two pans-one on each side.

There is a watermelon in one pan and an apple in the other.

The pan with the watermelon goes down, and the pan with
the apple goes up.

This means the watermelon is heavier than the apple, or the
apple is lighter than the watermelon.

Exercise 10C

1. Do as directed.

a. Circle the heaviest. b. Circle the lightest.

2. Write h for heavier and L for the lighter objects.

a. b. c.

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