Is this right?
Choose an appropriate metric unit of mass or capacity.
A telephone-kilograms
A single piece of paper-grams
Lake Erie-kiloliters
a bucket of water-liters
PLEASE HELP or is lake erie kilometers and a single piece of paper milligrams?
If the bucket of water is measured in liters, why would you want to change Lake Erie to meters?
A milligram = 1/1000 gram
Is a single piece of paper that light?
Yes, your choices for appropriate metric units of mass or capacity are correct.
To determine the appropriate metric unit for mass, you need to consider the magnitude of the object being measured. In this case, a telephone is a relatively small object, so it would be more appropriate to measure its mass in kilograms (symbol: kg), as it is the base unit for mass in the metric system.
Similarly, when measuring the mass of a single piece of paper, which is even lighter than a telephone, it would be more appropriate to use grams (symbol: g), which is a smaller unit of mass compared to kilograms.
For measuring the capacity of Lake Erie, which is a large body of water, it would be more appropriate to use kiloliters (symbol: kL), as it is a larger unit used to express the volume or capacity of such large bodies of water.
Lastly, a bucket of water is a smaller container, so it would be more appropriate to measure its capacity in liters (symbol: L), which is a smaller unit compared to kiloliters.