WONDER #1600: How Does a Scale Work?
Question 1 of 3
The basic balance scale dates back over 5,000 years and was probably developed in what ancient civilization?
- Egypt
- Sumeria
- Babylon
- Greece
Question 2 of 3
The amount of force on an object due to gravity is its what?
- length
- width
- depth
- weight
Question 3 of 3
Spring scales measure weight using which scientific law?
- thermodynamics
- gravity
- Hooke's law
- Newton's law
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