ch 1 science vocab

Question 1

beaker

Answer 1

cylinder shaped glass container used to mix or heat liquids

Question 2

graduated cylinder

Answer 2

a container used to measure the volume of liquids

Question 3

pan balance

Answer 3

a two sided instrument that measures

the mass of a solid substance

Question 4

triple beam balance

Answer 4

a tool used to measure mass that features three beams with sliding masses

Question 5

thermometer

Answer 5

a tool that measures temperature

Question 6

measurement

Answer 6

the process of using tools to observe an object’s physical properties like mass , volume, temperature

Question 7

prism

Answer 7

an object made of clear plastic or glass that bends light rays

Question 8

spring scale

Answer 8

an instrument that measures earths gravitational pull on an object

Question 9

compass

Answer 9

an instrument that shows the directions north south east and west

Question 10

calculator

Answer 10

a device that performs math problems with numbers entered by hand

Question 11

microscope

Answer 11

an instrument that uses a lens to make tiny things look larger