Lab apparatuses Flashcards
To hold small amounts of material during experiments
Test tube
cylindrical container with lip for stirring, heating, and pouring
Beaker
for stirring and heating
Erlenmeyer flask
tube wide at top and narrow at bottom for pouring substances into small openings
Funnel
thin opening and wide spherical base for measuring volume
Volumetric flask
tall narrow container for measuring volumes of liquid
Graduated cylinder
for measuring and indicating temperature of a substance
Thermometer
for mixing, scraping, transferring materials
Spatula
for transferring small amounts of liquid
Dropper
thin tube for transferring precise amounts of liquid
Pipette
open container for weighing substances in the lab
watch glass
shallow circular dish for growing cultures of microbes
petri dish
for crushing and grinding materials into powder or paste
mortar & pestle
for grabbing and transporting materials that cant be directly held
tongs
metal stand with a clamp used to hold glass containers in lab
ring stand