Measuring Matter

What is the difference between weight and mass?

• Weight depends on gravity and mass is constant
• Weight depends on density and mass depends on gravity
• Weight depends on gravity and mass depends on volume
• Mass depends on gravity and weight is constant

Which of the following units is rarely, if ever, used in science labs?

• Quart
• Centimeter
• Gram
• Millimeter

One side of a cube is 5 cm long.  What is the cube's volume?

• 125 cm3
• 5 cm3
• 15 cm3
• 25 cm3

What object is pictured here?

• Beaker
• Graduated cylinder
• Flask
• Test tube

What is this object used to measure?

• Density
• Mass
• Volume
• Amount

What is mass?

• The amount of matter in an object
• The amount of space an object takes up
• An object's ability to sink or float
• An object's weight

What is weight?

• The amount of matter in an object
• The amount of space an object takes up
• The measure of the pull of gravity on an object
• An object's ability to sink or float

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What object is pictured here?

• Scale
• Pan balance
• Mass balance
• Triple beam balance

What is the object pictured used to measure?

• Weight
• Density
• Volume
• Mass

What amount does this triple beam balance read?

• 72.1 grams
• 270.0 grams
• 272.1 grams
• 272.0 grams