WorksheetsScientific Measurement
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
SI standard for mass
gram
kilogram
hectogram
milligram
SI standard for length
miles
kilometers
meters
feet
All the substances that make up the universe:
mass
matter
meniscus
metric
The amount of space taken up by an object:
volume
mass
area
length
The distance between two points:
longitude
mass
volume
length
The amount of matter (stuff) in an object:
fullness
volume
weight
mass
How is mass different from weight?
Weight depends on the force due to gravity
Mass depends on the force due to gravity
How do you read a measurement in a graduated cylinder?
At eye level, reading the top of the meniscus
Looking at it from above
At eye level, reading the bottom of the meniscus
Looking at it from the bottom
How do you find the volume of an irregular shaped object?
Length x Width x Height = Volume of Object
Final Volume – Initial Volume = Volume of Object
Length x Width = Volume of Object
Final Volume + Initial Volume = Volume of Object
Why do we use the SI (Metric) System?
To easily compare measurements and do calculations with those measurements
To be like the rest of the world
To be able to measure really large and really small objects
To measure everything by tens
