Lab Equipment and Metric System
Test Review
August 19, 2013
What is this?
THERMOMETER
DEFINITION:
• An
instrument
used to
measure
temperature.
What is this?
GRADUATED
CYLINDER
DEFINITION:
•A
piece of
laboratory
equipment used to
accurately
measure the
volume of a liquid.
What is this?
BEAKER
DEFINITION:
•
Flat-bottomed
glass container
used in
laboratories.
What is this?
SAFETY GOGGLES
DEFINITION:
• Eyewear
to
prevent and
avoid eye injury.
What is this?
TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE
DEFINITION:
•A
rugged weighing
instrument. It is
named for the
three beams which
carry different
weights.
What is this?
FORCEPS
DEFINITION:
•A
hinged
instrument
used for
grasping and
holding objects.
What is this?
BUNSEN BURNER
DEFINITION:
•A
device used
to heat
substances for
experiments.
What is this?
TEST TUBE
DEFINITION:
•A
small glass
tube-shaped
container used
to mix, heat, and
store chemicals
in laboratories
What is this?
PIPETTE
DEFINITION:
•A
slender graduated
tube used in a
laboratory for
measuring and
transferring
quantities of liquids
from one container
to another.
What is this?
ERLENMEYER FLASK
DEFINITION:
•A
cone-shaped
laboratory flask
with a narrow
neck and broad
flat bottom.
What is this?
FUNNEL
DEFINITION:
•A
cone-shaped
utensil with a large
opening at the top
and a small
opening or tube at
the bottom.
What is this?
TEST TUBE RACK
DEFINITION:
• To
hold/support
test tubes
containing
chemicals.
What is the volume of liquid in each
graduated cylinder?
73 ml
49 ml
91
WHAT IS THE BASE UNIT OF LENGTH
IN THE METRIC SYSTEM?
The meter and is represented a lowercase m.
WHAT IS THE BASE UNIT OF
VOLUME IN THE METRIC SYSTEM?
The liter and is represented a lowercase l.
WHAT IS THE BASE UNIT OF MASS
IN THE METRIC SYSTEM?
The kilogram and is represented a
lowercase kg.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CURVE
YOU SEE AT THE TOP OF A LIQUID
IN A CYLINDER?
The Meniscus