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Measurement

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What tool do scientists use to measure volume of a liquid?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
meter stick
c)
spring scale
d)
triple-beam balance
2.
What do we use a meter stick to measure?
a)
volume
b)
distance/length
c)
mass
d)
weight
3.
When measuring the temperature, what SI unit(s) do we use?
a)
Celsius only
b)
Fahrenheit, Celsius
c)
Kelvin, Fahrenheit
d)
Kelvin, Celsius
4.
What tool do we use to measure weight?
a)
electronic scale
b)
triple-beam balance
c)
spring scale
d)
thermometer
5.
Tom put water in a graduated cylinder and looked at the lowest point of the meniscus.  What unit should he use?
a)
meter
b)
kilometer
c)
liter
d)
milliliter
6.
Jamal put a block of wood on a triple-beam balance and read the amount in grams.  What was he measuring?
a)
temperature
b)
mass
c)
weight
d)
volume
7.
Cori took a ruler and measured the length x width x height of a block of wood.  What measurement was she getting?
a)
weight
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
length
8.
William measured the distance from the door knob to the floor and got 1 meter.  What tool did he use?
a)
meter stick
b)
thermometer
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
electronic scale
9.

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

a)

liter

b)

meter

c)

gram

d)

Newton

10.

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

a)

meter

b)

kilometer

c)

millimeter

d)

centimeter

11.
John measured the width of a quarter.  What unit did he use?
a)
meter
b)
kilometer
c)
millimeter
d)
centimeter
12.
Samantha got the volume of a block of wood.  Each side was 5 ___.  The volume was 125 ______.  What units did she use?
a)
cm, cm3
b)
meter, cm3
c)
gram, cg3
d)
mL, mL3
13.
Celia needed to get the mass of a beaker of sugar.  What tool should she use?
a)
electronic scale, triple-beam balance
b)
graduated cylinder, beaker
c)
meter stick, meter tape
d)
electronic scale, spring scale
14.
Mrs. Mathers ran from Jones to McDonald's.  She wanted to know how far she ran.  The units she would use would be _________.
a)
centimeters
b)
millimeters
c)
kilometers
d)
miles
15.
The distance from the Earth to the moon is 384, 400 ______.
a)
kilometers
b)
centimeters
c)
millimeters
d)
miles
16.

Toni put a cup of pennies on a triple beam balance and got 23 __________. What is the unit he should use?

a)

liter

b)

meter

c)

gram

d)

Newton

17.

Sheri put some water in a graduated cylinder and then looked at it at eye level at the meniscus and saw it was 25 mL. What measurement did she get?

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

weight

d)

length, distance

18.

Density has the following formula? (Remember that we love density - NOT) - draw it out if you don't remember

a)

mass divided by volume

b)

volume divided by mass

c)

weight divided by mass

d)

mass times volume

19.

The variable that I change, like adding fertilizer to a plant, is what variable?

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

constant

d)

control

20.

The variable that is usually written on the y axis - the one that we measure to get our Data is -

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

control

d)

constant