Lab Tools and Scientific Method Review

How do you read the volume of a graduated cylinder?

• Below the meniscus
• Above the meniscus
• Without the meniscus
• You don't measure volume in a cylinder

This is a picture if what lab equipment?

• Erlenmeyer flask
• Graduated cylinder
• Beaker
• Test tube

Determine the units used for finding volume.

• Liter (L)

• grams (g)
• seconds (s)
• Celcius

Mrs. Konkler wants to measure the volume of a liquid very precisely. What is the BEST lab equipment she could use to do this?

• Beaker
• Test tube
• Graduated cylinder
• Erlenmeyer flask

This is a picture of what lab equipment?

• Erlenmeyer flask
• Graduated cylinder
• Beaker
• Test tube

What piece of lab equipment would you use if you wanted to measure the temperature of your science classroom?

• Thermometer
• Digital scale
• Meter stick
• Pipette

The purpose of a test tube is to

• to draw up and transfer small amounts of liquid.
• find the mass of an object or substance.
• to determine the volume of a substance.
• hold, mix or heat small amounts of chemicals.

What piece of lab equipment is the MOST accurate when measuring for volume?

• Beaker
• Erlenmeyer flask
• Graduated Cylinder
• Test tube

If I needed to transfer small amounts of a chemical from a large container into a test tube, what piece of lab equipment would BEST be used?

• Thermometer
• Test tube
• Pipette
• Beaker

When making measurements in the science lab, it's extremely important to be accurate and careful.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2