SPRING SCALES

INTRODUCTION

• Have you ever wandered how mass & gravity are used to determine weight ?
• If you have keep reading because we're discovering how a spring scale can do that very thing .

HOW TO USE A SPRING SCALE

• First make sure the indicator lines up with the top of the zero line
• If it does not use the metal tab or the nut at the top of the spring scale to adjust it
• Make your adjustments in small increments
• Frequently check your scale for accuracy while your scale for accuracy while you are taking measurements

MATERIALS

• Of course you need a spring scale a regular scale is a spring scale
• Any object that has mass/ everything

GLOSSARY

• Scale: used to measure weight
• Weight: the amount of mass
• Mass: the amount of matter In a object

DIAGRAM

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