Metric Measurements and Tools

You are measuring the mass of an object with a triple beam balance, what is the correct unit to attach to the number?

• pounds (lbs)

• centimeters (cm)

• Newtons (N)

• grams (g)

Meter sticks would be useful when measuring...

• the distance to the moon

• the length of your eyelash

• your height

• the diameter of a dime

Which tool could you measure liquids with, with great accuracy?

• beaker

• graduated cylinder

• triple beam balance

• metric ruler

What measurement would you record for this liquid?

• 20.5 g

• 24 mL

• 25 mL

• 24 g

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Which scientific tool is used to measure temperature?

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What metric unit would you use to find the length of an eyelash?

• millimeter (mm)

• centimeter (cm)

• gram (g)

• meter (m)

The correct abbreviation for milliliter is..

• ML

• ml

• mL

• Ml

The correct abbreviated unit for mass is....

• G

• N

• gm

• g

What is the mass on the triple beam balance?

• 42 g

• 142 g

• 124 g

• 412 g

Always read a graduated cylinder at the _____________ of the meniscus.

• top

• side

• bottom

• what's the meniscus???