Common Lab Equipment
Makes small objects look bigger
What is a hand lens?
These protect your eyes and should be worn during a lab
What are safety goggles?
Used for measuring mass of an object in grams
What is a triple beam balance/electronic scale?
This is the base unit for length
What is a meter?
This is the base unit for mass
What is the gram?
Used for holding and moving a hot test tube
What are tongs?
The proper way to smell a substance during a lab
What is to waft?
Uses powerful lenses to make very small objects or details on a slide look bigger
What is a microscope?
This is the system of measurement primarily used in the United States.
What is the Customary System?
This is the base unit for volume
What is the liter?
Used for holding, mixing, or heating small amounts of liquid
What is a test tube?
How hair should be worn during a lab
What is tied back?
Used for measuring temperature
What is a thermometer?
This is the curved surface of a liquid in a graduated cylinder that helps you find the most precise measurement.
What is the meniscus?
60 kg = ? g
What is 60,000 g?
Used for transferring/adding small amounts of liquid
What is a dropper?
The proper footwear for a lab
What are closed-toed shoes?
used for pouring liquids into glassware with small openings
What is a funnel?
1,500 m = ? km
What is 1.5 km?
250,000 g = ? kg
What is 250 kg?
Used for precisely measuring liquids in mL
What is a graduated cylinder?
This should be done after any lab
What is cleaning lab equipment?
Used for holding, measuring, mixing, or heating liquids (wide mouth glassware)
What is a beaker?
2,500 m = ? km
What is 2.5 km?
Corey is training to run a 10 km race. How many meters will he run?
What is 10,000 meters?