6th Grade Measurement Practice

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

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

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

John measured the width of a quarter.  What unit did he use?

• meter
• kilometer
• millimeter
• centimeter

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

• meter

• kilometer

• millimeter

• centimeter

Samantha got the volume of a block of wood.  Each side was 5 ___.  The volume was 125 ______.  What units did she use?

• cm, cm³
• meter, cm³
• gram, cg³
• mL, mL³

Celia needed to get the mass of a beaker of sugar.  What tool should she use?

• electronic scale, triple-beam balance
• graduated cylinder, beaker
• meter stick, meter tape
• electronic scale, spring scale