Unit 2 - Measurement

Review

1. What temperature scale has no negative temperatures?

A. Fahrenheit

B. Celsius

C. Kelvin

D. None of the above

2. What is the quantity 0.0075 meters expressed in centimeters?

A. .75 cm

B. .075 cm

C. 75 cm

D. 7.5 cm

3. Which of the following is NOT correct?

A. 100 cg = 1 g

B. 10 kg = 1 g

C. 1000 mg = 1 g

D. 10 dg = 1 g

4. The chief advantage of the metric system over other systems is ___.

A. It is based on the power of 10.

B. It is based on the power of 100.

C. It is known and used world wide.

D. Both A and C

5. When multiplying and dividing measured quantities, what is the rule for significant figures?

A. Your answer has the same number of sig figs as the quantity with the least number of sig figs.

B. Your answer has the same number of sig figs as the quantity with the most number of sig figs.

C. Your answer has the same number of sig figs as the quantity with the least number of decimal places.

D. Your answer has the same number of sig figs as the quantity with the most number of decimal places.

6. The expression of 5008 km in scientific notation is ____.

A. 5008 x 100

B. 5.008 x 102

C. 50.08 x 103

D. 5.008 x 103

7. What is the measurement of absolute zero measured in oC?

A. 273 oC

B. -273 oC

C. 0 oC

D. 373 oC

8. Which of the following measurements is expressed to three significant figures?

A. .003

B. .00300

C. .030

D. 1.0300

9. Density is found by dividing ____.

A. Mass by volume.

B. Volume by mass

C. Mass by area

D. Area by volume

10. Which of the following is the smallest?

A. 1 liter

B. 1 milliliter

C. 1 centiliter

D. 1 megaliter

11. The closeness of a measurement to its true value is a measure of its __.

A. precision

B. accuracy

12. Express the sum of 7.68 m and 5.0 m, using the correct number of significant figures.

A. 13

B. 12.6

C. 12.7

D. 12.68

13. What is the SI base unit of mass?

A. gram

B. kilogram

C. milligram

D. pound

14. Which group of measurements is most precise?

A. 2 g, 3 g, 4 g

B. 2 g, 2.5 g, 3 g

C. 2.10 g, 2.11 g, 2.09 g

D. 20 g, 30 g, 40 g

15. What is the volume of 45.6 g of silver, if the density is 10.5 g/mL?

A. 4.34 g

B. .230 g

C. 479 g

D. 1.00 g

16. Which of the following units is NOT an official SI base unit?

A. kilogram

B. meter

C. liter

D. ampere

17. In the measurement 0.503 L, which digit is the estimated digit?

A. The 5

B. The 0

C. The 3

D. All of them are estimated

18. What is the temperature 128 K expressed in degrees Celsius?

A. 75

B. -208

C. 401

D. -145

19. Which of the following would classify as a qualitative observation?

A. The volume in the beaker is 15 mL.

B. The mass of the paper clip is .500 g.

C. The desk is 1.5 m long.

D. The litmus paper turned red.

ANSWERS

1. C 10. B 19. D2. A 11. B3. B 12. C4. D 13. B5. A 14. C6. D 15. A7. B 16. C8. B 17. C9. A 18. D