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Instruments
the differenet kinds of intruments for measurements
Question | Answer |
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What is a beaker? | It is a measuring cup that is short and fat which measures in milliters |
What is a flask? | It is a measuring cup that is triangular like which measures in milliters and you can save the liquid by putting a cork on it. |
What is a Graduated Cylinder? | It is a measuring cup that is tall and skinny which measures in milliters. It is more exact than the beaker. |
What does the ruler measure? | It measures length. |
What does mass measure? | The amount of matter in a object. |
What does the celsius scale measure? | It measures temperture in the metric system. Water freezes at O degrees and boils at 100 degrees. |
What does the volume measure? | The amount of space occupied by an object- found by using a graduated cylinder. |
What are the measuremnts for length? | 1 millimeter (mm) 0.001=1/1000m, 1 centimeter (cm) 0.01=1/100m, 1 meter (m) 1. 1 kilometer (km) 1,000m. |
What are the measurements for volume? | 1 milliliter (mL) 1/1000m, 1 liter (L) 1,000mL |
What are the measurements for mass? | 1 gram (g) 1,000mg, 1 kilogram (kg) 1,000g, 1 tonne (t) 1,000kg=1 tonne. |