Mastering the Triple Beam Balance
This worksheet helps 8th-grade science students understand and use a triple beam balance to measure mass accurately.
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Mastering the Triple Beam Balance
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the provided image of the triple beam balance to assist you.
1. The part of the triple beam balance where the object to be weighed is placed is called the .
2. The three beams on a triple beam balance are used to measure different increments of .
3. Before weighing an object, the balance should be set to zero using the knob.
4. Which unit of measurement is typically used when measuring mass with a triple beam balance?
Liters
Grams
Meters
Seconds
5. What is the first step you should take before placing an object on the pan of a triple beam balance?
Move all the riders to the right.
Adjust the balance to zero.
Place the object on the pan.
Clean the pan.
6. A triple beam balance measures weight, not mass.
True
False
7. The smallest rider on a triple beam balance usually measures in 0.1 gram increments.
True
False
8. Describe the process of reading the measurement from a triple beam balance once it is balanced.