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MEASURMENT QUEST- QUESTIONS
METRIC SYSTEM FILM AND NATURE OF SCIENCE BOOK- Pages 44-45
1. Why is the Metric System easier to use than the English System of
Measurement?
2. What are the base units used for measurement in the Metric System for:
A. Length =
______________
B. Volume=
______________
C. Mass=
______________
3. What is the phrase used to help remember the prefixes in the Metric System?
K
H
D
U
d
c
m
4. Fill in the chart below with the appropriate abbreviations.
Prefix
KILO
(k)
HECTO
(h)
(dk or da)
Unit
place
DECI
(d)
CENTI
(c)
MILLI
(m)
Value
1000
100
10
1
.1
.01
.001
DEKA
Abbreviations
(length)
m
Abbreviations
(volume)
l
Abbreviations
mass)
g
5. Write the abbreviation for each of the metric units below:
A. EX. Kilogram:
___kg___
B. Centimeter:
________
C. Milliliter:
________
D. Dekagram:
________
E. Hectoliter:
________
F. Decimeter:
________
6. Write the metric unit for each of the abbreviations listed below:
A. EX. dam =
__dekameter___
B. kl =
_____________
C. mm =
_____________
D. cl =
_____________
E. dg =
_____________
F. m =
_____________
7. Circle the unit that you would use to measure each item:
A. Television screen:
cm
km
kg
B. Mass of paperclip:
kg
g
L
C. A small amount of liquid: hL
mg
mL
D. Length of cross country race:
g
mL
km
E. Amount of soda in a bottle:
mg
L
kL
METRIC CONVERSIONS- EASY METHOD TO CONVERT METRIC AND NATURE
OF SCIENCE BOOK- Pages 54-55
8. Convert the following with the Metric System. Show your work!
A. 56.3 cm
= _______ mm
B. 356.8 mL
= _______ L
C. 673.1 g
= _______ kg
D. 0.673 m
= _______ cm
E. 35 g
= _______ mg
F. 97.467 mL
= _______ kL
G. 34.765 m
= _______ km
H. 594.21 g
= _______ mg
I. 600 millimeters
= _______ meters
J. 0.35 liters
= _______ milliliters
K. 1050 grams
= _______ kilograms
ACCURACY AND PRECISION- NATURE OF SCIENCE BOOK- Page 62.
9. What is the definition of accuracy?
10. What is the definition of precision?
11. Draw three darts on the board that are neither ACCURATE nor
PRECISE.
12. Draw three darts on the board that are PRECISE but not
ACCURATE.
13. Draw three darts on the board that are ACCURATE and
PRECISE.
LENGTH- NATURE OF SCIENCE BOOK- Pages 46-48.
14. What is the definition of length?
15. What is the SI Basic unit of length?
16. What tools are used to measure length?
17. On the ruler, label: 1 centimeter
and
1 millimeter.
18. What are the steps to measure length? (See Figure 2 on Page 48 AND watch
Ruler Tutorial on my website)
19. Measure each line below and record its length:
A)
_____ cm = ______ mm
B)
_____ cm = ______ mm
C)
_____ cm = ______ mm
D)
_____ cm = ______ mm
20. Use a ruler to draw three lines that are (HINT: Convert each to centimeters):
A. 1 dm long:
B. 10 cm long:
C. 100mm long:
MASS- NATURE OF SCIENCE- Pages 48-51 and 152 (Using a Laboratory Balance)
21. What is the definition of mass?
22. What is the SI Basic Unit for mass?
23. Why are mass and weight different?
24. What are the steps to use a balance? (See Appendix C on Page 152 AND watch
Using a Balance video on my website)
Beam #1 = ____________
Beam #2= ____________
_________
Beam #3= ____________
__________
Mass of Object = _____________
25. Label the balance below and calculate the mass measurement on each of the
balances below.
VOLUME- NATURE OF SCIENCE BOOK- Pages 50-51
26. What is the definition of volume?
27. What is the SI Basic Unit of volume?
There are three methods to measure volume depending on what you are measuring:
Volume of a Liquid
28. What tool is used to measure the volume of a liquid?
29. What is the meniscus?
30. Describe how to accurately measure liquid volume using a
graduated cylinder.
Regularly Shaped Solid
31. What tool is used to measure the volume of a REGULARLY shaped solid?
32. What units are used to describe the volume of a REGULARLY shaped solid?
33. What is the formula to calculate the volume of a box?
Irregularly Shaped Solid
34. What tool is used to measure the volume of an IRREGULARLY shaped solid?
35. Describe how to measure the volume of an IRREGULARLY shaped solid using the
Water Displacement Method.
36. How are the units for liquid volume and solid volume related?
_______ mL = _______ cm3
37. Calculate the volume of each item below. DO NOT FORGET UNITS!
Volume of Liquid Using a Graduated Cylinder:
Volume of a Regularly-Shaped solid: (don’t forget units!)
= __________
= ____________
= ___________
Water Displacement:
DENSITY- NATURE OF SCIENCE BOOK- Pages 52-53
38. What is the definition of density?
39. What is the equation used to calculate density?
40. What are the SI Base Units for density?
41. Calculate the density of the following objects below. DO NOT FORGET UNITS!
A. What is the density of a block of aluminum that has a volume of 15.0 mL
and weighs 40.5 grams?
B. A rectangular block of copper weighs 1896 grams. If the block’s
dimensions are 8.4 cm by 5.5 cm by 4.6 cm, what is the density of copper?
C. A 12.5 gram marble displaces 5.0 mL of water. What is its density?
TIME AND TEMPERATURE- NATURE OF SCIENCE BOOK- Page 53-54
42. What is the definition of temperature?
43. What is the SI Base Unit for temperature?
44. What tool is used to measure temperature?
45. What is the definition of time?
46. What is the SI Base Unit for time?
47. What tool is used to measure time?