Scientific Measurement Test

Mass is

• the amount of space an object takes up

• the weight of an object

• whether an object will sink or float

• the amount of matter in an object

The standard unit for measuring volume is

• meter

• gram

• liter

• milliliter

Volume is

• the amount of space an object takes up

• the weight of an object

• whether an object will sink or float

• the amount of matter in an object

The standard unit for measuring mass is the

• meter

• gram

• leter

• milliliter

An instrument used in our classroom to measure the mass of different objects was the

• triple beam balance

• scale

• graduated cylinder

• ruler

Your weight on the moon will be ________ (than) on Earth.

• nothing

• more

• the same as

• less

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The best instrument to use when finding the volume of a small rock is a

• ruler

• beaker

• graduated cylinder

• triple beam balance

The unit for volume that you use when measuring something in a graduated cylinder is

• milligram

• milliliter

• millimeter

• liter

The standard unit used for length is the

• kilometer

• gram

• meter

• millimeter

The whole metric system is based on the number

• 100

• 10

• 1000

• .01