Chapter 3.3 - Measuring Mass and Temperature

Which tool is used to measure temperature? Choose the correct answer.

• Pan Balance

• Mass

• Thermometer

Answer explanation

Temperature is how hot or cold an object is.

Which ball has more matter in it? Pick the picture

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Answer explanation

The more matter an object has the more mass it has

The picture below shows the mass of an apple.

a. What is the name of the tool used to measure mass in this case? Choose the answer.

• a ruler

• a scale

• a thermometer

Answer explanation

We can use a scale or a pan balance to measure mass.

The picture below shows the mass of an apple.

b. What is the mass of the apple? Choose the answer.

• 50kg

• 150g

• 150kg

• 50g

The picture below shows one kilogram of tomatoes placed in a tool used to measure mass.

a- What is the name of this tool? Choose the answer.

• a pan balance

• a scale

• a ruler

The picture below shows one kilogram of tomatoes placed in a tool used to measure mass.

a- What is the name of this tool? Choose the answer.

• a pan balance

• a scale

• a ruler

The picture shows a tool used to measure temperature.

a. What is the name of this tool? Choose the answer.

• Thermometer

• Pan balance

• Scale

Answer explanation

The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was measured to be 70.7°C in the Lut Desert of Iran in 2005, and the coldest temperature was -89.2°C in Vostok, Antarctica.

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Fill in the blank using a word from the box below.

A measure of the amount of matter in an object is _________________ .

• length

• temperature

• mass

Fill in the blank using a word from the box below.

A measure of how hot or cold matter is, is ______________ .

• length

• temperature

• mass

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Which of the following are the units for Temperature. Select all the correct answers.

• Celcius

• Grams

• Kilograms

• Fahrenheit

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