Measuring Matter - Missed Questions

What is the relationship between cubic centimeters and milliliters?

• Both are only used for very large volumes

• Cubic centimeters measure length, milliliters measure volume

• They are not related at all

• They are equivalent measures of volume

Each side of a cube is 5 cm across. What is the cube's volume?

• 15 cm³

• 5 cm³

• 125 cm³

• 25 cm³

Which is NOT true about the metric system?

• Most of the world uses it

• Americans use it in everyday life

• It is used in scientific measurements

• Grams, liters, and meters are common units

________________ is the amount of material (matter) in an object

• mass
• volume
• weight
• density

Weight is scientifically measured in __ because it's really a force!

• kilograms

• grams

• liters

• newtons

If a substance has a lot of mass packed into a small volume, what can you conclude about it?

• It has a very low density

• It will float on water

• It is made out of something soft

• it is very dense

The instrument you'd use to properly and scientifically measure weight (in newtons) is...

• A graduated cylinder

• A triple beam balance

• A metric ruler

• A spring scale

Which of the following units would you NOT use in a science lab because it's not a metric unit?

• Gram

• Centimeter

• Pound

• Newton