Definitions
Match Those Units!
Measuring Mass
Conversion Corner
Mass-celaneous!
100
Mass is the measure of ___.
The amount of matter that makes up an object.
100
This unit is used to express the length of an object.
-meters.
100
What is the mass of the object being measured by the triple beam balance?
345.25 grams
100
Which is larger: 16 grams or 0.16 milligrams?
16 grams
100
The mass of a pencil eraser is closest to 1 milligram, 1 gram, or 1 kilogram?
1 Gram
200
Volume measures ____.
The amount of space an object takes up.
200
This unit is used to express volume.
-meters3
-liters
200
This is the uncertain digit from the mass measurement pictured above.
0
200
492 grams equals ______ dekagrams.
49.2 dekagrams
200
The mass of 5 grains of salt is closest to 1 milligram, 1 gram, or 1 kilogram?
1 milligram
300
Weight measures ___.
The amount of force that a planet exerts on an object.
300
This unit is used to express the weight of an object.
Newtons.
300
This is the place value of the doubtful/uncertain digit from the mass measurement pictured above.
Tenths
300
This is the "BIG ONE" used to convert from hectograms to decigrams.
1000 decigrams/1 hectogram
OR
1 decigram/0.01 hectogram
300
The mass of one hardback Harry Potter book is closest to 1 milligram, 1 gram, or 1 kilogram?
1 Kilogram
400
Mass, weight, or volume: This measurement can change depending on where you are in the universe.
Weight.
400
This unit is used to measure the mass of an object.
-grams
400
This is the "-gram" increment used to make the measurement of 18.4389 grams if "9" is the doubtful digit.
Milligrams
400
This is the "BIG ONE" used to convert from milligrams to dekagrams.
1 dekagram/10,000 milligrams
OR
0.0001 dekagrams/1 milligram
400
20 pinto beans is approximately how many grams?
10 grams
500
Mass, weight, or volume: This measurement tells me how much stuff is present in an object and is constant no matter where you are in the universe.
Mass.
500
If you wanted to measure the amount of atoms present in a balloon, you would use this unit.
-grams
500
This is the "-gram" increment used to make the measurement of 16.428 kilograms assuming proper science protocols were followed.
Dekagrams
500
This "BIG ONE" is used to convert from ______ to ______.
From grams to centigrams.
500
Which has a larger mass? A bag containing 100 grams of feathers. A bag containing 100 grams of bricks.
They have the same mass!! But different volumes!!