Science Tools

What do scientists use to measure mass?

• thermometer
• scale
• balance
• anemometer

What does this graduated cylinder measure?

• mass
• volume
• weight
• length

What tool is used to measure temperature?

• thermometer
• anemometer
• balance
• scale

Mass is the measure of

• the amount of space an object takes up
• how fast particles are moving in an object
• the amount of matter in an object
• the pull of gravity on an object

Which property are you describing if you say an object is smooth?

• texture
• luster
• shape
• color

When matter is moved or changed, what is at work?

• evaporation
• heat
• melting
• energy

Which term tells how much matter is in a certain object?

• luster
• color
• texture
• density

What does this tool measure?

• weight
• mass
• density
• volume

A change in size, shape, or state of matter that does not change it into a new kind of matter is

• chemical change
• weight
• physical change
• matter

Which of the following liquids has the greatest density?

• water
• oil
• air
• corn syrup