Tutorial: Triple Beam Balance

1. What do scientist measure using a triple beam balance?

 

• weight in  ounces

• mass in grams

2. Before you start to measure, the weights on the triple beam balance should always be at  __________.

• cleaned

• zero

3. When measuring mass on a triple beam balance, the weights on the beams should always fit inside the notches? True or False

• True

• False

4. What mass measurement does the middle beam measure? 

• grams in 10 gram increaments 

• grams in 100 gram increaments  

5. What mass measurement does the top beam measure?

• grams in 10 gram increaments

• grams in 100 gram increaments

6. What does the bottom beam measure? 

• grams in 1/10th gram increments

• grams in 10 gram increaments 

7. What does the measurement between 5 grams and 6 grams on the bottom beam measure? 

• grams in 1/10 of a gram

• grams in 10 gram increaments