Lab Safety
Metric Conversions and the SI system
Graphs, Accuracy, Precision
Distance and Displacement
Random
100
If you notice your beaker has a crack in the lip of it, what should you do?
Tell the teacher
100
Which unit of measurement would make the most sense for measuring the mass of a truck?
Kilograms
100
What is the most precise lab equipment for measuring?
Graduated Cylinder
100
This describes the total length of the path an object travels or the length between points A and B.
distance
100
How do you find the average of a set of numbers?
Add all values together then divide by how many measurements.
Example: (1+2+3+4)/4
200
The lab equipment pictured is what?
An Erlenmeyer Flask
200
This unit of measurement would make the most sense for measuring the distance between two towns
Kilometers
200
The the best type of graph to show percentages?
A Pie Chart
200
This describes the shortest possible length of the path an object travels from point A to B
displacement
200
What is a qualitative observation. Give an explain
An observation that gives a general description
Mr. Glu will approve example
300
What is the first thing you do in the laboratory?
Read lab instructions (or lab procedure)
300
Convert 5.5 cm to m
0.055 m
300
The best type of graph to compare amounts
Bar Graph
300
A person walks 3 miles north, then turns around, and walks 2 miles south. Find their distance traveled and displacement.
5 miles, 1 mile north
300
What is a quantitative observation? Give an example
An observation using a measurement.
Mr.Glu will approve exmaple
400
What are three things you must wear in the lab?
Goggles, gloves, close toed shoes
400
What is the saying to remember the metric ladder? What are the units this saying refers to?
King henry doesn't usually drink chocolate milk
Kilo, hecto, Deka, (base) unit, deci, centi, milli
400
A student measures a 10.0 cm object five times and gets 10.0 cm each time, but the actual length is 12.0 cm. Is this student accurate, precise, both or neither?
precise but not accurate
400
A student walks 10 meters east and then 10 meters west, ending where they started. What is the displacement of the student?
0 meters
400
What is a scalar quantity?
A quantity of Magnitude
500
What are a beaker, graduated cylinder and Erlenmeyer flask used for?
All can be use to measured liquids to certain degrees
500
Convert 6.5 cm to km
0.000065 km
500
Define Independent and dependent variable. Which axis are each located
The independent variable is something that is changed by you, the dependent variable is what you measure.
Independent is on the Y axis, dependent is on the x axis
500
A runner goes around a 1-mile track. They end at their starting position. Find their distance traveled and displacement.
1 mile, 0
500
What is a vector quantity?
A quantity of Magnitude AND direction