Mr. C's Measurement Practice

What is a measure of how much matter is in an object?

• Volume

• Mass

• Density

• Jabba the Hut

What tool do scientists use to measure volume of a liquid?

• graduated cylinder
• meter stick
• spring scale
• triple-beam balance

What do we use a meter stick to measure?

• volume
• distance/length
• mass
• weight

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.A.1

Tom put water in a graduated cylinder and looked at the lowest point of the meniscus.  What unit should he use?

• meter
• kilometer
• liter
• milliliter

Jamal put a block of wood on a triple-beam balance and read the amount in grams.  What was he measuring?

• temperature
• mass
• weight
• volume

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

William measured the distance from the door knob to the floor and got 1 meter.  What tool did he use?

• meter stick
• thermometer
• graduated cylinder
• electronic scale

Cassie measured the diameter of a quarter. What unit did she use?

• meter

• kilometer

• millimeter

• centimeter

John measured the width of a quarter.  What unit did he use?

• meter
• kilometer
• millimeter
• centimeter

Toni put a cup of pennies on a triple beam balance and got 23 __________. What is the unit he should use?

• liter

• meter

• gram

• Newton

Sheri put some water in a graduated cylinder and then looked at it at eye level at the meniscus and saw it was 25 mL. What measurement did she get?

• mass

• volume

• weight

• length, distance

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2