Metric and Variables Study Guide

What should you do after finishing a lab?

• Put away your lab supplies

• Clean up any mess you or your group made

• Wash your hands

• You should do all of these

If you break something in lab you should...

• Let your teacher know right away.

• Hide it so that you don't get in trouble.

What is volume?

• How much something weighs

• How big something is, or how much space it takes up

• How far away something is.

What is the basic unit of measurement for volume in the metric system?

• Grams

• Ounces

• Liter

What is mass?

• How much stuff is inside something.

• How big something is

• How tall something is

Would a bowling ball or a volleyball have more mass?

• Bowling ball

• Volleyball

What is the unit of measurement for mass in the metric system.

• Pound

• Liter

• Gram

• Meter

How can you find the volume of a box?

• Multiply the box's length x width x height

• Guess

• Use a triple beam balance

• Weigh it

Which tool would you use to measure distance

• Meter stick

• Triple beam balance

• Graduated cylinder

Which tool would you use to measure the mass of an object?

• Triple beam balance

• Meter stick

• Graduated cylinder