A micrometer screw gauge is a tool that measures distances (in order of millimeters), from this, we can see that the correct option is C: the thickness of a sheet of paper.
Now let's expand on this.
Knowing that the micrometer only can measure distances, we need to analyze which of the options is only a distance.
Notice that while area and volume have similar units, are really different things.
So analyzing the options we have:
A) "the area of a sheet of paper"
To find the area we need two measures (length and width) and then multiply this, but with a micrometer, we never measure the length of a sheet of paper (the maximum measure that you can get in a micrometer is of a few centimeters).
B) "the mass of a sheet of paper"
We can't measure mass with a micrometer.
C) " the thickness of a sheet of paper"
The thickness of a sheet of paper is of the order of 1mm, so we can easily measure this with a micrometer screw gauge.
D) " the volume of a sheet of paper"
We have a similar problem as the one seen in A.
Then the correct option is C.
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