S1 Science Unit 1 Introducing Science - Laboratory Apparatus and Set-ups

Vocabulary flashcards covering key laboratory apparatus, their functions, and standard experimental set-ups from S1 Science Unit 1.

Measuring cylinder

A piece of laboratory apparatus used for measuring the volume of a liquid.

Graduation marks

The lines marked on glassware, such as a measuring cylinder, used to measure volume.

Gas jar (with cover plate)

An apparatus used for holding a gas.

Evaporating basin

An apparatus used for evaporating liquids.

Watch glass

A circular, shallow piece of glass apparatus used in laboratory experiments.

Reagent bottle

An apparatus used for storing liquids.

Test tube

An apparatus used for holding a small amount of liquid.

Dropper

An apparatus used for transferring a small amount of liquid.

Teat

The plastic or rubber cap on a dropper.

Hot water bath

A safe method of warming a flammable liquid (e.g., alcohol) by filling up $\frac{1}{3}$ of a test tube with the solution and placing the test tube in a beaker with water.

Delivering a gas from a test tube into a solution in another test tube

An experimental set-up where a delivery tube and stopper are fitted to a test tube releasing gas, with the end of the delivery tube placed below the surface of the solution in a second test tube.

Removing solid impurities from a liquid

An experimental set-up for filtration using a stand, funnel holder, funnel, filter paper, and beaker.

Heating liquid and measuring its temperature

An experimental set-up comprising a Bunsen burner, heat-proof mat, tripod, wire gauze, beaker, stand, clamp, and thermometer.

Dissolving solid in a liquid by stirring with a glass rod

An experimental set-up where a solid inside a beaker containing a solution is stirred using a glass rod to dissolve it.

Measuring the volume of large irregular solid

An experimental set-up using a displacement can filled with water, an object, and a measuring cylinder to collect displaced water.