Metric Review

Which of the following is not used for measuring length?

• Metric Ruler

• Hodometer

• Pipette

• Tape Measure

One of the best things about using the metric system is that it is based on units of what?

• 1

• 10

• 1000

• 12

Which of the following would you use to get the most accurate volume of a liquid?

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If you travel a total of 5 kilometers going from home to school, how many millimeters did you travel?

(a)  

In order to make sure your triple beam balance is correctly calibrated for getting the mass of an object, you would use the ____________________.

• Calibrator

• Rider

• Adjustment Knob

• Zero Mark

Using degrees Celsius, what number represents the temperature water will boil?

• 0

• 10

• 100

• 273

Which of the following best describes this device?

• It is a digital thermometer and is the most accurate way to measure temperature.

• It is a digital thermometer and works quickly, but is not the most accurate tool to measure temperature.

• It is an infrared thermometer and works quickly, but is not the most accurate tool to measure temperature.

• It is an infrared thermometer and is both the quickest and most accurate means to determine temperature.

If this toy truck is 2 feet long, what would its length be in centimeters?

(a)  

The proper way to read the volume of liquid in a graduated cylinder is ____________________.

• Read the metre where the water touches the top of the cylinder line.

• At eye level look at the bottom of the meniscus and see what mark or graduation it lines up with.

• Count the number of lines above and below the liquid and divide by 21.

• Look down into the graduated cylinder and determine what graduation the liquid reaches at its lowest point.

If a prairie dog digs a burrow that is 10 meters long and gives birth to 10 babies inside that burrow, what device would you use to determine the mass of one of the babies?

(a)