lNAME: _________________________________________ INSTRUCTOR:__________________________________

DATE PERFORMED:___________ EXPERIMENT NO. ________

REPORT SHEET ELEMENTARY MEASUREMENTS

OBSERVATIONS: A) METERSTICK DATA TABLE A No. of Pages:__________

ENGLISH SCALE Reading (inches) TRIALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE LENGTH: _________ METRIC SCALE Reading (centimeters) TRIALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE LENGTH:___________

TRIALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE WIDTH : ________ TRIALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE THICKNESS: _______________

TRIALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE WIDTH:__________ TRIALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE THICKNESS: ____________

COMPUTATION: 1. Compute for the area of the surface of a page of the book in English scale. 2. Repeat no. 1 using the metric scale (Do not convert). Use the recorded readings in the metric scale. 3. Compute for the volume o0f the book in the English and metric scale. 4. Determine the thickness (by computation) of a single sheet of the book you used in the experiment. a) in English b) in metric

B. VERNIER CALIPER: DATA TABLE B ENGLISH READING 0 READING: ________ TRIALS OUSIDE DIAMETER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE OUTSIDE DIAMETER:__________ INSIDE DIAMETER 1. 2. 2 4. 5. AVERAGE INSIDE DIAMETER:__________ DEPTH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE DEPTH: ________ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE DEPTH: ____________ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE INSIDE DIAMETER:__________ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE OUTSIDE DIAMETER: __________ METRIC READING 0 READING: ________ TRIALS

C.MICROMETER CALIPER DATA TABLE C Smallest division in the linear scale: ____________ Number of division in the movable scale: ________ Least count: ________________________________ 0 reading: _______________________________ OBJECT USED TRIALS DIAMETER TRIALS THICKNESS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE:______

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE: _____

COIN TRIALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE: ______ METAL SPHERE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. TRIALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. AVERAGE: _________

COMPUTATION:

1. Determine the volume of the three objects whose dimensions had been determined. If coins had been used, assume it be cylindrical a) Object no. 1: __________

b) Object no. 2: __________

c) Volume of the metal sphere:

QUESTIONS: 1. What is the basic unit used for each quantity in the SI unit system?

2. If I mil = 0.001 inch, what is the volume of the book measured in cubic mil?

3. If you were to choose between a micrometer and a vernier caliper, which would you prefer? Why?