Mass
Volume
Density
Metric 1 Step
Metric Multi-Step
100

What is mass?

The amount of matter something has. 

100

What is volume?

The amount of space something takes up.

100

What is the equation for density?

D=m/v

100

Fernando measures out 25 mL of water. How many liters is this? (1000 mL = 1 L)

0.025 L

100

Convert 450,000 mm to km.

0.45 km

200

What tool do we use to determine the mass of something?

Balance

200

What lab equipment is most often used to determine the volume of a liquid?

Graduated Cylinder

200

You find an object while hiking in the woods. It has a mass of 25g. You placed it into a graduated cylinder with 10 mL of water and the volume changed to 20 mL. What is its density?

2.5 g/mL

200

A stone weighs 453 kg. How many grams is this? (1000g = 1 kg)

453,000 g

200

Convert 52 km to mm.

52,000,000 mm

300

How would you find the mass of this calcium carbonate?

Place weighboat on balance.

Hit tare/zero to clear the weight of the boat.

Place to calcium carbonate in the boat and place it back on the balance.

300

What is the volume of the water in this graduated cylinder?

15 mL

300

Mercury is liquid at room temperature. It has a density of 13.6 g/mL. You have 10 mL of mercury. What is its mass?

136 g

300

How many meters are in 500 cm? (100 cm = 1 m)

5 m

300

How many hours are in 1 week?

168 hr

400

How would we take the mass of this block?


Place it on a balance and read the output. 

400

What is the volume of the tiny hammer?

4 mL

400

Tin has a density of 7.31 g/mL. You have a sample of tin that has a mass of 2.3 g. What is its volume?

0.31 mL

400

How many liters are in 1,532 mL of mercury? (1000 mL = 1 L)

1.532 L

400

How many inches are in 2 miles?

1 mi = 5280 ft

12 in = 1 ft

126,720 in

500

How would you take the mass of these orbeez?

Place weighboat on balance.

Hit tare/zero to clear the weight of the boat.

Place to orbeez in the boat and place it back on the balance.

500

What is the volume of this block? Units are in cm. 

18 cm3

500

Platinum has a density of 21.45 g/cm3. You find a ring while laying on the beach. You determine it has a mass of 52.0 g and a volume of 2 mL. Is the ring made of platinum?

No, the density of the ring is 26 g/mL, while platinum has a density of 21.45 g/mL.

500

How many mg are in 5.23 g of a substance? (1000 mg = 1 g)

5,230 mg

500

How many days are in 500,000 seconds?

5.79 days