Weight and Mass

Which would be the best metric units to use to find the mass of a dog?

• milligram
• gram
• kilogram
• pound

What is the best estimate of the mass of this glue stick?

• 10 grams 
• 1 kilograms 
• 10 kilograms 
• 1 gram 

Which of the following is a metric unit used for measuring mass?

• Ounce
• Centimeter
• Kilogram
• Kilometer

__________ is the amount of matter in an object. It does not change regardless of location

• Weight

• Mass

______________ is how heavy an object is. It is determined by the pull of gravity

• Weight

• Mass

We use a ________________ to measure the weight and mass of an object.

• Thermometer

• Scale/Balance Scale

• Clock

• Ruler/Yard Stick

Mass is ________. (more than one answer)

• the quantity of matter in an object.

• the measure of an object's inertia.

• equal to the weight of an object.

• constant for most objects.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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Weight is _________.

• the quantity of matter in an object.

• the measure of an object's inertia.

• the force exerted by gravity on an object's mass.

• equal to the mass of an object.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Weight is constant.

• True

• False

Mass is often constant for a given object.

• True

• False

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