• Capacity is the amount of liquid a container can hold.

• Volume is how much liquid is in the container.

We can measure both in millilitres and litres.

Measuring in litres and millilitre

A litre is much more than a millilitre.

1 litre = 1000 millilitres

We shorten litres to ‘l’ and we can shorten millilitres to ‘ml‘.

So we might also say:

1 l = 1000 ml

Visit the BBC Bitesize page to see videos and activities on comparing capacities.