Question

Which of the following units would be the most appropriate for measuring the mass of a paper clip? A. grams B. milligrams C. centigrams D. kilograms

Answer 1

Answer: Grams

Explanation: In the metric system, masses are measured using grams as the base unit. Prefixes can then be added to the base unit when appropriate.

Answer 2

For this case we have that a paper clip is a very small object, to be taken in the hand we feel that its mass is very small, almost imperceptible.

For this reason we can discard option D and option A.

Being so small we can use the milligrams to measure its mass, it is the smallest scale.

Answer:

Option B