Practice Lab Practical on Measurement

1. Define the following terms:
   1. Kilo
      Look here for the answer 1000
   2. Micro
      Look here for the answer 1/10^6
   3. Centi
      Look here for the answer 1/100
   4. Milli
      Look here for the answer 1/1000
   5. Gram
      Look here for the answer Basic metric unit of mass
   6. Liter
      Look here for the answer Basic metric unit of volume
   7. Meter
      Look here for the answer Basic metric unit of length
   8. Mass
      Look here for the answer A measure of the amount of matter contained by a body
   9. Weight
      Look here for the answer The product of mass and the force of gravity exerted on that mass

   

2. You were measuring an object with the triple beam balance. The pointer was at the zero mark when the riders were positioned as indicated in the picture above. What was the mass of the object?
   Look here for the answer 373.3 g

   

3. You were measuring an object with the triple beam balance. The pointer was at the zero mark when the riders were positioned as indicated in the picture above. What was the mass of the object?
   Look here for the answer 79.3 g

   

4. You were measuring an object with the triple beam balance. The pointer was at the zero mark when the riders were positioned as indicated in the picture above. What was the mass of the object?
   Look here for the answer 25.4 g

   

5. You were measuring an object with the metric ruler. What was the length of the object?
   Look here for the answer 5.5 cm
6. If object A weighed 60 centigrams and object B weighed 0.008 kilograms, which one is heavier?
   Look here for the answer Object B
7. If Rob has 0.11006 kiloliters of water and Jerry has 140,000 microliters of water, who has more?
   Look here for the answer Rob
8. What is larger: 1 kg or 2 lbs?
   Look here for the answer 1 kg
9. What is larger: 3 cm or 1 inch?
   Look here for the answer 3 cm
10. What is larger: 1.5 L or 1.4 qts?
    Look here for the answer 1.5 L

    

11. Identify the curve in the surface of the water in the picture above.
    Look here for the answer Meniscus
12. What is the volume in the picture above?
    Look here for the answer 21 mL

    

13. What is the volume in the picture above?
    Look here for the answer 6.6 mL
14. Click here for more conversion problems.

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