Measurments

Question 1

SI units

Answer 1

To make sure everybody in the world can understand each other there is an agreed unit of measurement called SI units (system international)

Question 2

Length

Answer 2

Instrument metre stick unit metre

Question 3

Time

Answer 3

Instrument stopwatch unit second

Question 4

Volume of a liquid

Answer 4

Instrument graduated cylinder unit metre cubed

Question 5

Temperature

Answer 5

Instrument thermometer unit kelvin degrees Celsius

Question 6

Force

Answer 6

Instrument Newton metre unit newton

Question 7

Measuring length what would you use

Answer 7

A metre stick or ruler

Question 8

Opisometre

Answer 8

An opisometre can be used to measure short curved lines for example a road or a river on a map

Question 9

Trundle wheel

Answer 9

Used to measure long curved lengths for example a flower bed.

Question 10

Vernier calipers

Answer 10

To find the diameter or width of a solid object for example marble or a piece of piping.

Question 11

Measuring area

Answer 11

To get the area multiply the length by the width

Question 12

Mass

Answer 12

Is the amount of mattter in an object it is measured in the lab by using an electronic balance usually mesured in kg or g

Question 13

Irregular area

Answer 13

Your hand or leaf do not have a regular shape to get the area of an irregular object trace it into a graph on paper and count on how many squares it covers.

Question 14

Volume

Answer 14

Volume tells us how much space something takes up it is mesured in m3 or cm3,ml or liters) for a regular object such as a cardboard box volume = length x width x height

Question 15

Volume of irregular objects

Answer 15

We can mesure the volume of irregular object by using a graduated cylinder or an overflow can.