Measurement

What tool do scientists use to measure volume of a liquid?

• graduated cylinder
• meter stick
• spring scale
• triple-beam balance

What do we use a meter stick to measure?

• volume
• distance/length
• mass
• weight

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.A.1

When measuring the temperature, what SI unit(s) do we use?

• Celsius only
• Fahrenheit, Celsius
• Kelvin, Fahrenheit
• Kelvin, Celsius

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What tool do we use to measure weight?

• electronic scale
• triple-beam balance
• spring scale
• thermometer

Tom put water in a graduated cylinder and looked at the lowest point of the meniscus.  What unit should he use?

• meter
• kilometer
• liter
• milliliter

Jamal put a block of wood on a triple-beam balance and read the amount in grams.  What was he measuring?

• temperature
• mass
• weight
• volume

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Cori took a ruler and measured the length x width x height of a block of wood.  What measurement was she getting?

• weight
• mass
• volume
• length

William measured the distance from the door knob to the floor and got 1 meter.  What tool did he use?

• meter stick
• thermometer
• graduated cylinder
• electronic scale

Roni measured the weight of her agenda. The unit she used was ____________.

• liter

• meter

• gram

• Newton

Cassie measured the diameter of a quarter. What unit did she use?

• meter

• kilometer

• millimeter

• centimeter