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Measurement and Tools Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

description

a)

a summary of observations used to develop explanations

b)

an interpretation of observations that could explain why or how something occurred

2.

explanation

a)

a summary of observations used to develop explanations

b)

an interpretation of observations that could explain why or how something occurred

3.

accuracy

a)

how close multiple measurements are to each other

b)

how close a measurement is to the true value

4.

precision

a)

how close multiple measurements are to each other

b)

how close a measurement is to the true value

5.

glassware

a)

used to hold liquids in the lab

b)

used to measure temperature

c)

used to measure mass

d)

used to measure weight

6.

thermometer

a)

used to measure length

b)

used to measure temperature

c)

used to measure mass

d)

used to measure weight

7.

temperature

a)

the intensity of heat present in an object or substance

b)

the amount of space an object takes up

c)

the amount of matter in an object

d)

a measurement of force due to gravity

8.

data

a)

the information collected during an investigation or experiment

b)

a summary of observations used to develop explanations

c)

an interpretation of observations

d)

measurement system used in most other countries

9.

metric system

a)

measurement system used in most other countries

b)

examples are meters, grams, liters

c)

measurement system used in the US

d)

examples are inches, pounds, yards

10.

standard system

a)

measurement system used in most other countries

b)

examples are meters, grams, liters

c)

measurement system used in the US

d)

examples are inches, pounds, yards

11.

meter stick

a)

used to measure length

b)

used to measure temperature

c)

used to measure mass

d)

used to measure weight

12.

balance

a)

used to measure mass

b)

used to measure weight

c)

used to measure temperature

d)

used to measure length

13.

scale

a)

used to measure mass

b)

used to measure weight

c)

used to measure temperature

d)

used to measure length

14.

mass

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

the measurement of force due to gravity

c)

the intensity of heat present in an object

d)

the amount of space an object takes up

15.

volume

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

the measurement of force due to gravity

c)

the intensity of heat present in an object

d)

the amount of space an object takes up

16.

weight

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

the measurement of force due to gravity

c)

the intensity of heat present in an object

d)

the amount of space an object takes up