Height and Weight

Aria, Mason, and Benjamin are having a friendly debate. They want to know what units are used to measure weight. Can you help them settle this?

• Degrees, seconds, volts

• Miles, liters, inches

• Gallons, ounces, meters

• Kilograms, pounds, grams

Imagine Henry, Isla, and William are on a mission to measure their heights and weights for a school project. What common mistakes should they avoid to ensure accurate results?

• Not checking the accuracy of the measuring equipment

• Guessing the measurements without using any equipment

• Using inaccurate measuring equipment or not following proper measurement techniques

• Measuring with clothes and shoes on

Imagine Liam, Olivia, and Charlotte are playing a game of 'Doctor-Doctor'. Why do you think it's important for them to measure each other's height and weight accurately during their game?

• So they can predict tomorrow's weather

• To assess each other's growth, development, and overall health.

• To decide who gets the last slice of pizza

• To determine each other's favorite color

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If I drop 4 objects of different weights from various heights, which object will experience the highest gravitational force?

• the object with the largest size

• the object with the smallest size

• the object with the largest mass

• the object with the smallest mass

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The force of gravity on a person or object on the surface of a planet is called

• mass.

• terminal velocity.

• weight.

• free fall.

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A box is tied to one end of a pulley. How can you figure out how much weight is needed to lift the box?

• add all the weights on the other side of the pulley at once

• add one weight at a time until the box reaches the top of the pulley

• add one weight at a time until the box begins to lift off the ground

• add a weight to the other side of the pulley and pull it down until the box lifts off the ground

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A measurement of how strongly gravity pulls on an object is called

• weight

• mass

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_______________ is a measure of the amount of gravitational pull on an object.

• mass

• volume

• weight

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This is used to measure __________________.

• mass

• volume

• weight

If a 10-year-old girl weighs 30 kg, is she within the standard weight range for her age?

• Yes, she is within the range.

• No, she is below the range.

• No, she is above the range.

• Insufficient data to determine.

Answer explanation

The weight range for 10-year-old girls is 23.4 - 42.0 kg. Therefore, a weight of 30 kg is within this range.