Tools Used For Measurement

Units and Tools of MeasurementType of Measurement Unit/ Abbreviation Tool Used

Length Meter, m Meter Stick, measuring tape

Mass Kilogram, kg Electronic scale or balance

Volume Liter, l Graduated Cylinder

Time Seconds, s Stopwatch or clock

Temperature Celsius ° C, Kelvin °K Thermometer

Length

• Measurement of distance

• How long or how far something is

• Can measure with a meter stick, measuring tape

• SI Unit is the Meter

Length ComparisonSI Unit of Measurement Used Here Centimeters

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Mass

• The amount of material in an object

• Can measure on a scale or balance

• SI unit is the Kilogram• Electronic balances can

detect measurements to the nearest hundredths or thousandths place

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Volume

• The amount of space an object or material takes up

• Can used a graduated cylinder, syringe, buret, pipet, or volumetric flask

• SI Unit is the Liter• Volume= L X W X H• Volume can also be

determined by displacement of water

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Volume- Meniscus

Meniscus is the curvature of the liquid in the container

Need to get eyelevel with liquid and read the low point of the meniscus as seen here

This can be a source of error if not read properly

Time

• Units of the day• How long or short

something takes; events in the past, present and future

• Measured with a stop watch or clock

• SI Unit is seconds• Often need to consider

significant figures- fractions of a second

Temperature

• How hot or cold a material is; the average kinetic energy of a material

• SI Unit- Celsius, Kelvin• Tool used- thermometer

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