Triple Beam Balance Lab
20 Points
Name:_______________________________ Date:____________ Period:______
1. Using the triple beam balance, determine the mass of the following amounts of paper clips,
and insert the values into the table below.
| Number of Paper Clips | Mass (g) |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 |
2. Using the triple beam balance, determine the mass of the following amounts of pennies,
and insert the values into the table below.
| Number of Pennies | Mass (g) |
| 10 | |
| 20 | |
| 30 | |
| 40 | |
| 50 |
Create and attach a line graph of the data for both the paper clips and the pennies. Place the paperclips on the left y-axis and the pennies on the right y-axis.
3. Form a hypothesis explaining the difference in the graphs. Write it below._______________________________________________________________
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