NAME______DATE______PERIOD______

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:

  1. Length =______
  2. Volume= ______
  3. Mass=______

3. What is the phrase used to help remember the prefixes in the Metric System?

K HDUdcm

4.Fill in the chart below with the appropriate abbreviations.

Prefix / KILO
(k) / HECTO
(h) / DEKA
(dk or da) / Unit
place / DECI
(d) / CENTI
(c) / MILLI
(m)
Value / 1000 / 100 / 10 / 1 / .1 / .01 / .001
Abbreviations
(length) / m
Abbreviations
(volume) / l
Abbreviations
mass) / g

5.Write the abbreviation for each of the metric units below:

  1. EX. Kilogram: ___kg___
  2. Centimeter:______
  3. Milliliter:______
  4. Dekagram:______
  5. Hectoliter:______
  6. Decimeter:______

6.Write the metric unit for each of the abbreviations listed below:

  1. EX. dkm =__dekameter___
  2. kl = ______
  3. mm =______
  4. cl =______
  5. dg =______
  6. m =______

7.Circle the unit that you would use to measure each item:

  1. Television screen:cmkmkg
  2. Mass of paperclip:kggL
  3. A small amount of liquid:hLmgmL
  4. Length of cross country race:gmLkm
  5. Amount of soda in a bottle:mgLkL

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!

  1. 56.3 cm = ______mm
  2. 356.8 mL= ______L
  3. 673.1 g= ______kg
  4. 0.673 m= ______cm
  5. 35 g= ______mg
  6. 97.467 mL= ______kL
  7. 34.765 m= ______km
  8. 594.21 g= ______mg
  9. 600 millimeters= ______meters
  10. 0.35 liters= ______milliliters
  11. 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 centimeterand 1 millimeter.

18.What are the steps to measure length? (See Figure 2 on Page 48)

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):

  1. 1 dm long:
  2. 10 cm long:
  3. 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)

Beam #1=______

Beam #2= ______

Beam #3= ______

Mass of Object = ______

25.Label the balance and calculate the mass measurement on each of the balances on the next page.

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!

9) Which of the four objects has the greatest volume?

10) Which of the four objects has the smallest volume?

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!

  1. What is the density of a block of aluminum that has a volume of 15.0 mL and weighs 40.5 grams?
  1. 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?
  1. 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 time?

43.What is the SI Base Unit for time?

44.What tool is used to measure time?

45.What is the definition of temperature?

46.What is the SI Base Unit for temperature?

47.What tool is used to measure temperature?