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WorksheetsMetric Measurement
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is measured with a graduated cylinder?
a)
Passage of time
b)
Distance from one thing to another
c)
Weight of an object
d)
Volume of liquid
2.
What is special about graduated cylinders?
a)
They hold large quantities of liquid safely
b)
They measure small amounts very accurately. We use them when precision is important.
c)
They allow us to examine the liquid, we use them when looking for suspended solids.
d)
They are easily heated. We use graduated cylinders to heat liquids
3.
What is this?
a)
Measuring tube
b)
Test tube
c)
Graduated Cylinder
d)
Pipette
4.
What is the maximum value this graduated cylinder can measure?
a)
1 ml
b)
10 ml
c)
25 ml
d)
50 ml
5.
Where is the number 7?
a)
7 is not marked. We know that 7 is between 6 and 8, so I infer that it is the longer line between 6 and 8
b)
We don't know where 7 is. It might be above 8 or below 6
c)
This cylinder cannot measure 7 because the marking is not there
d)
7 is not an important number so it was left off of this piece of lab glassware
6.
What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
19 mL
b)
35 mL
c)
24 mL
d)
1.9 mL
7.
What is the scale on this graduated cylinder?
a)
.1 mL per line
b)
.2 mL per line
c)
.5 mL per line
d)
1 mL per line
8.
What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
8.5 mL
b)
7.5 mL
c)
8 mL
d)
.1 mL
9.
What is the scale on this graduated cylinder?
a)
.1 mL per line
b)
.2 mL per line
c)
.5 mL per line
d)
1 mL per line
10.
What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
8.2 mL
b)
8.02 mL
c)
82 mL
d)
9.8 mL
11.
What instrument should be used if the lab directions ask you to measure to the nearest milliliter?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
triple beam balance
c)
Erlenmeyer flask
d)
meter stick
12.
What measurement is being recorded if you are measuring to the nearest millimeter?
a)
distance
b)
mass
c)
weight
d)
volume
13.
What instrument should be used if the directions tell you to measure to the nearest gram?
a)
triple beam balance
b)
beaker
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
metric ruler
14.
What is the abbreviation for grams?
a)
g
b)
gr
c)
G
d)
Gr
15.
What measurement is taken with this instrument?
a)
weight
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
distance
16.
The measure of the force of gravity
a)
Mass
b)
Volume
c)
Density
d)
Weight
17.
The amount of space taken up by an object
a)
Mass
b)
Volume
c)
Density
d)
Weight
18.
The curve of the liquid
a)
Mass
b)
Meniscus
c)
Density
d)
Weight
19.
Standard measurement system based on the number 10
a)
Metric System
b)
International System of Units (SI)
c)
Density
d)
Weight
20.
The numerical average
a)
estimate
b)
accuracy
c)
precision
d)
mean
21.
A version of the metric system that modern scientist use
a)
Metric System
b)
International System of Units (SI)
c)
Density
d)
Weight
22.
What is mass?
a)
the distance between two points
b)
the amount of matter (stuff) in an object
c)
the amount of space an object takes up
d)
the distance between three points
23.
What would you use to weigh a large dog?
a)
gram
b)
centimeter
c)
cup
d)
kilogram
24.
What type of measurement is used with this instrument?
a)
volume
b)
length
c)
mass
d)
weight
25.
It is 95 degrees today
a)
Qualitative Observation
b)
Quantitative Observation
c)
Inference
26.
The SI base unit of length is the
a)
gram
b)
foot
c)
yard
d)
meter
27.
The SI base unit of mass is the
a)
kilogram
b)
pound
c)
ounce
d)
meter
28.
What tool is used to measure mass?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
balance
c)
meter stick
d)
thermometer
29.
What is the abbreviation for liters?
a)
mL
b)
g
c)
L
d)
kg
30.
What tool is used to measure the volume of a small object?
a)
balance
b)
graduated scale
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
thermometer
31.
To measure out a small volume of liquids, you would use a...
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
balance
c)
ruler
d)
tape measure
32.
You are measuring out some liquid and putting it into a graduated cylinder. The amount is measured in:
a)
gallons
b)
quarts
c)
milliliters
d)
pounds
33.
This tool will measure the lengths of objects.
a)
balance
b)
ruler
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
timer
34.
What is the length of the comb?
a)
8 cm
b)
3 cm
c)
5 cm
d)
7 cm
35.
This will tell you how hot or cold something is...
a)
hand lens
b)
pipette
c)
microscope
d)
thermometer
36.
Scientists use this unit to measure temperature.
a)
Celsius
b)
Fahrenheit
37.
True or false: A stopwatch measures time.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Where do we read the level of liquid?
a)
The highest point the liquid touches
b)
The bottom of the meniscus, looking at eye level
c)
Half way between, we make an educated guess and round it
d)
Somewhere about there
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