CVP: Scientific Tools and Equipment

Which of the following tools is used to measure something?

• hand lens

• terrarium

• collecting net

• stopwatch

Penny made some different model cars. She will be measuring the speeds of the cars as they roll down a hill. Which tools will she most likely use to measure the speeds of the cars?

• telescope and balance

• clock and thermometer

• metric ruler and stopwatch

• hand lens and collecting net

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which tool is best to use to view plant cells?

• telescope

• hand lens

• beaker

• microscope

Which tool is used to measure the mass of an object?

• metric ruler

• graduated cylinder

• balance

• hot plate

Mr. Barnes poured water into a graduated cylinder as shown below. The markings on the cylinder represent milliliters. What is the volume of the water in the graduated cylinder?

• 10 milliliters

• 15 milliliters

• 11 milliliters

• 20 milliliters

A tool used to observe distant objects on Earth and in space​ (a)  

• telescope
• microscope
• hand lens
• balance
• metric ruler
• spring scale
• graduated cylinder
• beaker
• thermometer

A tool used to view objects too small to see with the eyes alone​ (a)  

• microscope
• hand lens
• balance
• metric ruler
• spring scale
• graduated cylinder
• beaker
• thermometer
• telescope

A tool made of a single, convex lens through which objects are viewed (a)  

• hand lens
• balance
• metric ruler
• spring scale
• graduated cylinder
• beaker
• thermometer
• telescope
• microscope

A tool that is used to measure mass (a)  

• balance
• metric ruler
• spring scale
• graduated cylinder
• beaker
• thermometer
• telescope
• microscope
• hand lens

A tool used to measure lengths and distances (a)  

• metric ruler
• spring scale
• graduated cylinder
• beaker
• thermometer
• telescope
• microscope
• hand lens
• balance