Measurement

What tool do we use to measure mass?

• graduated cylinder
• beaker
• ruler
• balance

This is the manipulated variable, or the variable you control.

• Independent
• Dependent

This is the responding variable, or the variable you don't control.

• Independent
• Dependent

This group in an experiment does not receive the variable from the experimenter.

• Independent variable
• Dependent variable
• Control group
• constant

What is the base  unit for measuring distance?

• liters
• meters
• grams
• seconds

Convert 236 mL to L.

• 2360 L
• 236000 L
• 2.36 L
• 0.236 L

Convert 1,149 mm to dm.

• 11.49 dm
• 114.9 dm
• 0.0149 dm
• 1.149 dm

Convert 0.42 cm to mm.

• 4.2 cm
• 4.2 mm
• 42 mm
• 0.042 mm

Convert 3.8 km to m.

• 38000 m
• 380 m
• 3.8 m
• 3800 m

The metric system is based on multiples of:

• 100
• 20
• 10
• 1