Section: Tools, Measurement, and Safety

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Skills Worksheet

Section 1-5 Worksheet B (pgs 30-35)

Section: Tools, Measurement, and Safety

tools for Measuring

Circle the letter of the best answer for each question.

1.Which of the following are tools for measuring?

a. chart, graph, table

b. length, volume, area

c. calculator, computer, graph

d. thermometer, stopwatch, balance

tools for Analyzing

2.Which of the following are tools for analyzing?

a. knife, cylinder, burner

b. length, volume, area

c. calculator, computer, graph

d. thermometer, stopwatch, balance

Units of measurement

3.Some standardized units of measurement were originally based on what?

a. the path of the moon

b. parts of the body

c. animal parts

d. the width of a river

The International System of Units

4.What is the importance of the International System of Units?

a. allows scientists to protect observations

b. helps scientists convert observations into numbers

c. helps scientists share and compare observations

d. allows scientists to confuse other scientists

Directed Reading B continued

Measurement

Circle the letter of the best answer for each question.

5.What is measured in meters, centimeters, and micrometers?

a. width

b. volume

c. mass

d. length

Read the words in the box. Read the sentences. Fill in each blank with the word that best completes the sentence.

6._The ______is the basic unit of length in the SI.

7. The measure of the size of the surface of an object is ______.

8. The measure of the amount of matter in an object is ______.

9. ______is a measure of the size of an object in three-dimensional space.

10. The ______is a measure of how hot or how cold.

11. The amount of matter in a given volume is ______.

Directed Reading B continued

safety rules!

Circle the letter of the best answer for each question.

12.Which of the following are on your chart of safety symbols?

a. vegetable safety, mineral safety

b. electric safety, chemical safety

c. automotive safety, traffic safety

d. water safety, boating safety

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