scientific measurements using laboratory tools

Question 1

mass

Answer 1

a measurement of inertia, commonly considered the amount of material contained by an object and causing it to have weight in a gravitational field

Question 2

volume

Answer 2

amount of space something takes up

Question 3

length

Answer 3

measurement of distance from end to end

Question 4

SI Units

Answer 4

international system of units based on meters, kilograms, seconds, amperes, kelvin, candela, and mole. Commonly known as the metric system

Question 5

what does ampere measure

Answer 5

electric current; A

Question 6

what does mole measure

Answer 6

amount of substance; mol

Question 7

what does candela measure

Answer 7

luminous intensity; cd

Question 8

x width= 2m x 2m x 2m

Answer 8

8m3 (small 3)

Question 9

what would you use to measure a large mass? kilograms or milligrams

Answer 9

kilograms

Question 10

triple beam balance and electronic balance measure what?

Answer 10

Mass

Question 11

volumetric flask is calibrated for a ________ volume as compared to _________

Answer 11

single; graduated cylinders

Question 12

electromagnetic radiation can be used to measure what?

Answer 12

measure long distances

Question 13

distance =(speed of sound) X time

Answer 13

the calculation for speed of sound

Question 14

analytical balance measures what

Answer 14

sub-miligram amounts of a substance