Measurement Quiz

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

Density has the following formula? (Remember that we love density - NOT) - draw it out if you don't remember

• mass divided by volume

• volume divided by mass

• weight divided by mass

• mass times volume

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

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

Celia needed to get the mass of a beaker of sugar.  What tool should she use?

• electronic scale, triple-beam balance
• graduated cylinder, beaker
• meter stick, meter tape
• electronic scale, spring scale

Samantha got the volume of a block of wood.  Each side was 5 ___.  The volume was 125 ______.  What units did she use?

• cm, cm³
• meter, cm³
• gram, cg³
• mL, mL³

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

• meter
• kilometer
• millimeter
• centimeter

Cori took a ruler and measured the length x width x height of a block of wood.  What measurement was she getting?

• weight
• mass
• volume
• length

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