Name_________________________
Mr. Dudley
Science 7-____
9/10/15
Measurement—Bill Nye + Review
6
1. Measuring things lets us understand the _____________________.
2. We can / cannot measure brain waves with instruments.
3. The more accurate we make our estimates / measurements; the better we can make things fit.
4. Who declared his foot the standard foot? _____________________.
5. If you divide the distance from the equator to the North Pole by ten million, you get one
________.
6. There are ____________ centimeters are in a meter.
7. When you are counting by meters, you are using the American / metric system.
8. A meter in America is a different / the same length as a meter in France.
9. If we can measure the width and length of an object we can calculate its __________________.
10. The amount of space that something takes up is its ___________________.
11. One liter of water equals one ____________________.
12. A hodometer or surveyor’s wheel is used to measure __________________.
13. Celsius called the temperature of frozen water zero degrees and boiling water __________
degrees.
14. The four things we measure the most are length, mass, time and ________________.
15. Clocks divide days into hours, minutes, and ____________________.
16. Three things I knew that were confirmed in the video:
A- ______________________________________________________________________________
B- _______________________________________________________________________________
C- _______________________________________________________________________________
17. Three things that I NOW know because I watched the video:
A- ______________________________________________________________________________
B- _______________________________________________________________________________
C- _______________________________________________________________________________
Read pages 808-809, then answer the following questions.
1. What does each unit represent?
(a) mm = ________________________
(c) cm = ________________________
(b) m = ________________________
(d) km = ________________________
2. How much does each one equal?
(a) 1 m = _______ cm
(b) 1 cm = _______ mm
(c) 1 km = _______ m
3. Find each measurement. HINT: If it says “nearest”, you need to round your answer so you don’t
have a decimal point. If it says actual, you should have one decimal point in your answer.
(a) Length of the line to the nearest centimeter ______
(b) Length of the line to the nearest millimeter ______
(c) Actual length of the line in centimeters ______
4. If a stack of ten pennies is 1.6 cm tall, how tall is a stack of ten pennies in millimeters? ______mm
5. What would be the mass of the object measured in the picture?
_______ + ______ + _______ = ________ g
100’s
10’s
1’s
Total
6. What are the volumes of the graduated
cylinders?
A.______________________mL
B. ______________________mL
7. Circle the BEST metric unit for each.
(a) The thickness of a fingernail:
mm
cm
m
km
(b) The height of the Statue of Liberty:
mm
cm
m
km
(c) The length of a strand of spaghetti:
mm
cm
m
km
(d) The distance from Chicago, IL, to Peoria, IL:
mm
cm
m
km
If you finish early, read silently. Please do not request to leave the room or to be on your electronic device.