Triple Beam Balance

The amount of matter in an object

• Mass

• Volume

• Length

Units used to measure Mass of an object

• Centimeters

• Milliliters

• Grams

What is the name of this metric tool?

• Triple Beam Balance

• Graduated Cylinder

• Massometer

Triple beam balances measure ________________.

• Volume

• Length

• Mass

The abbreviation "g" stands for ___________.

• ounces

• gorillas

• pounds

• grams

Find the mass.

• 550.4 g

• 559.4 g

• 550.6 g

Find the mass.

• 5 g

• 0.5 g

• 0.2 g

Find the mass.

• 285.3 g

• 275.5 g

• 275.3 g

What is the mass on this triple beam?

• 506g

• 576g

• 570g

What should you do before you measure the mass of an object?

• Put the object on the pan

• Calibrate the triple beam balance

• Move the 100s beam until the pointer drops

• Add up all the beams