Data Measurement

Exercise:
1) Convert the following:
3 m = ____300______ cm
83 m = _____83000000_____ μm
41,692 m = ____.000041692______ mm
110 kilometers = _____110000_____ m = ____110000000________ mm
3.7 hectometers =____370_____ m =_____37000_______ cm
451,000,000 μm = ____.000451_____ m = ____.0000451_______ dam
2) Imagine a field is about 100 meters long. If you run a 5K race how many meters is it? Approximately how many “fields” does this equate to? 50 football fields
3) Measure the following objects.
A) Your computer screen (in meters)
Length______________
Width ______________
Area _______________
Volume ____________
B) A 100 mL beaker: (in millimeters)
Length ___80mm__________
Width _______70mm ______
Area 5600 mm2______________
Volume ___3920 mm3________
C) Your lab kit box lid: (in centimeters)
Length _____40 cm________
Width ____35 cm_________
Area ________1400cm2_______
Volume ____11200cm3________
4) Determine the mass of the objects listed below (in grams). Pay attention to the units. Since you do not have a metric scale, we will provide you data to work with.
A) Baseball
Mass (measurement 1): ____.145__kg
Mass (measurement 2): ____145.05_ g
Mass (measurement 3): 145,750.77 mg
Mass (average): __________g
Convert: ___________kg
B) Piece of fruit
Mass (measurement 1): ____310____ g
Mass (measurement 2): ___0.318____kg
Mass (measurement 3): __309,143___ mg
Mass (average): __________cg
Convert: ___________ g
Determine the volume of the following objects. If you cannot do so by measuring the dimensions, use a different technique.
A) The chemical box inside of your kit:
Length: __22______ cm
Width: ____11.5_____ cm
Height: ___10______ cm2
Volume: __2530 cm3______ L
B) Test tube:
Length: ____
Width: __________ m
Height: __________ m
Volume: ______35___m L
Exercise
1. If you want to determine the volume of a swimming pool, name two ways you could do this.
2. Measure the volume of a soup bowl from your cupboard. Volume: