Flashcards
Measurement
Cards in this deck (17)
- 1The name of the instrument used to measure curved line is called...An opisometer
- 2We could measure the length of the yard using a...Metre stick
- 3We measure the diameter of a sphere using a...Vernier Callipers
- 4How do we calculate the area of something?We multiply the length by the width
- 5What is volume?The volume is how much space an object takes up
- 6How do we calculate the volume of an object?We multiply the width by the height by the length
- 7We measure the volume of a liquid by using a...Graduated cylinder
- 8When measuring water in a graduated cylinder the curved line is called a...Meniscus
- 9Do we measure the volume of water by looking at the top or bottom number of the meniscus?Bottom
- 10What can we use to measure the volume of an object?An overflow can, a string, a graduated cylinder, water
- 11What is mass?Mass is the amount of matter in an object
- 12What instrument can we use to measure the mass of an object?An electronic balance
- 13The units we use for length are...Cm (centimetre) m (metre) km (kilometre)
- 14The units for volume are...Cm3
- 15The units used to measure mass are...g (grams) kg (kilograms)
- 16Using what instrument do we measure temperature?A thermometer
- 17The units used to measure temperature is...Degrees Celsius *C