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WorksheetsUnit 1: L5 Quiz: Science Tools
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
The thermometer shows the temperature on a warm day. Which temperature reading is correct?
70 degrees F
20 degrees F
30 degrees C
40 degrees C
You can use many different tools to make measurements. Which of these tools can be used to measure the mass of an object?
Patrick used a spring scale like this in an experiment he was conducting. What did Patrick measure with the spring scale?
force
mass
volume
weight
Some scientific tools are used for making observations, and others are used for making measurements. Which of these tools would be most useful for observing the behavior of ants?
hand lens (magnifying glass)
metric ruler
electronic balance
graduated cylinder
When you perform an experiment, it is important that measurements are accurate. What determines the accuracy of a measurement?
how close the measurement is to the actual value
the number of times that it is repeated
the ability of other people to reproduce the measurement
whether the results of an experiment match the predicted results
When you make observations using numbers and units you ____.
microscopic
balance
spring scale
measure
_____ is a tool to measure force, a push or a pull.
microscopic
balance
spring scale
measure
Something that is too small to see with just your eyes is _____.
microscopic
balance
spring scale
measure
A tool used to measure mass, the amount of matter in an object is a _____.
microscopic
balance
spring scale
measure
When a measurement is close to the true size we say it is _____.
volume
second
gram
accurate
The amount of space a solid, liquid or gas takes up is its _____.
volume
second
gram
accurate
The metric unit of time is _____.
volume
second
gram
accurate
The metric unit for mass is ______.
volume
second
gram
accurate
The metric unit of length is ____.
liter
meter
degree
graduated cylinder
newton
The metric unit for temperature is _____.
liter
meter
degree
graduated cylinder
newton
The unit used to measure force is _______.
liter
meter
degree
graduated cylinder
newton
The metric unit for volume is ______.
liter
meter
degree
graduated cylinder
newton
A tool used to measure volume is the ______.
liter
meter
degree
graduated cylinder
newton
