Measuring Matter Physical Properties

In your partner's lab notebook, you see the measurement, "25 mL." What measurement is this?

• Volume
• Mass
• Length
• Density

In the directions for a lab, you see, "record your measurement in grams." What tool would you use to take this measurement?

• Balance
• Graduated Cylinder
• Ruler
• Slide Rule

You would use a graduated cylinder to take a measurement for _____

• Volume
• Mass
• Length
• Density

A solid rectangular prism has a length of 8 cm, a width of 6 cm and a height of 4 cm. What is the volume of this regular solid?

• 192 cm3
• 8 cm3
• 6 cm3
• 288 cm3

Your lab partner is reading a graduated cylinder by holding it up in the air in front of their face. Is this the correct way to read this piece of equipment?

• No - it needs to be on a flat surface
• Yes - as long as they read it at eye level
• No - it needs to be tilted up
• No - it should be put on a balance scale first

You are reading a graduated cylinder at eye level and see a curve in the top of the water. What do you do?

• Read the bottom of the curve as the volume of liquid
• Read the top of the curve as the volume of the liquid
• Read the middle of the curve as the volume of the liquid
• Pour it out because there is something wrong with this liquid

You want to know the volume of a weird shaped rock. You fill a graduated cylinder with 40 mL of water, then add the object. The water level increases to 55 mL. What is the volume of the rock?

• 40 mL
• 55 mL
• 15 mL
• 5 mL

If you want to know the mass of a powder, you should _____

• Pour the powder directly on a balance
• Pour the powder into a graduated cylinder
• Pour the powder into a cup on top of a balance
• Mix the powder with water, then pour it into a graduated cylinder

You are measuring the length of an object. You write down that the object is "5.6 cm" long. What does this mean?

• The object is 5 centimeters and 6 millimeters long
• The object is 5 millimeters and 6 centimeters long
• The object is 56 centimeters long
• The object is less than 5 centimeters long

Calculate the volume of the rock

• 10.0 cm³
• 16.0 cm³
• 30.0 cm³
• 40.0 cm³