Measurement

The standard unit of length is
1. the metre
2. the kilometre
3. the centimetre
4. the inch
Which one of the following is not a standard unit?
1. Kilometre
2. Second
3. Degree Celsius
4. Kilogram
Which one of the following instruments is used to measure temperature?
1. Thermometer
2. Measuring cylinder
3. Barometer
4. Opisometer
The standard unit of volume is
1. the metre cubed
2. the kilometre cubed
3. the centimeter cubed
4. the millimetre cubed
How many grams are there in 0.5 kilogram?
1. 500
2. 50
3. 5,000
4. 5
The amount of space taken up by an object is known as its
1. volume
2. area
3. mass
4. length
If a playing dice has a volume of 1 centimetre cubed, then how many such dice will fit into a 1 litre milk carton?
1. 1,000
2. 100
3. 10
4. 1,000,000
The amount of matter in a body is known as its
1. mass
2. volume
3. weight
4. temperature
The straight line distance between two points is known as its
1. length
2. area
3. volume
4. capacity
Identify the measuring instrument shown
1. Callipers
2. Curvimeter or opisometer
3. Metre stick
4. Thermometer
Temperature is
1. a measure of how hot or cold a body is
2. the amount of energy in a body
3. how good the weather is going to be
4. always measured in degrees Fahrenheit
Which is the odd one out?
1. Thermometer
2. Opisometer
3. Trundle wheel
4. Curvimeter
To measure the diameter of a small pipe, we would use
1. a callipers
2. a metre stick
3. a thermometer
4. a curvimeter (or opisometer)
Name the instrument shown on the right
1. Trundle wheel
2. Curvimeter (opisometer)
3. Callipers
4. Pipette
Which one of the following is the Vernier callipers?
If 1 m = 100 cm, then how many cm² are there in a m²?
1. 10,000
2. 200
3. 100
4. 1
What is the volume of a rectangular box whose length = 5 cm, width = 4 cm and height = 2 cm?
1. 40 cm³
2. 10 cm³
3. 11 cm³
4. 22 cm³
A rectangular block of length 8 cm and width 4 cm has a volume of 96 cm³, What is the height of the block?
1. 3 cm
2. 8 cm
3. 32 cm
4. 64 cm
What is meant by the term "meniscus"?
1. The curved surface at the top of a liquid.
2. A piece of apparatus used to measure the volume of a liquid.
3. Another name for the internal diameter of a cylinder.
4. An instrument used to measure the length of a curved line.
In an experiment to measure the volume of a small stone using a measuring cylinder, the following measurements were recorded by a group of students:

Volume of water = 45 cm³
Vol of water + stone = 58 cm³
What is the volume of the stone?
1. 13 cm³
2. 45 cm³
3. 103 cm³
4. 108 cm³
What is the reading on the measuring cylinder shown?
1. 84 cm³
2. 82 cm³
3. 83 cm³
4. 92 cm³
Name the instrument shown
1. Overflow can
2. Tin can
3. Measuring cylinder
4. Thermometer
Which of the following liquids is commonly used in laboratory thermometers?
1. Alcohol
2. Water
3. Olive oil
4. Hydrochloric acid
How many millilitres (cm³) are needed to make up a volume of 1 litre?
1. 1,000
2. 100
3. 10
4. 1,000,000
The standard unit of time is the
1. second
2. millisecond
3. minute
4. light year
If each square in the diagram shown has an area of 4 mm², what is the approximate area enclosed by the curved line?
1. 116 mm²
2. 100 mm²
3. 128 mm²
4. 29 mm²
0.01 m is also known as a
1. centimetre
2. millimetre
3. kilometre
4. hectometre
The measure of how hot or cold a body is, is called its
1. temperature
2. length
3. area
4. mass
How many litres are there in 1 m³?
1. 1,000
2. 100
3. 1,000,000
4. 10
Which one of the following is NOT a metric unit?
1. acre
2. metre squared
3. kilogram
4. second
The diagram shows a balance measuring the mass of an empty beaker and the same beaker half filled with a liquid. What is the mass of the liquid?
1. 84.31 g
2. 173.65 g
3. 44.67 g
4. 128.98 g
Which of the following is the odd one out?
1. Test tube
2. Trundle wheel
3. Metre-stick
4. Curvimeter (opisometer)
Which one of the following instruments would you use to measure volume?
1. Graduated cylinder
2. Balance
3. Metre-stick
4. Stop watch
The mass of a sample of sodium chloride is 24.855 grams. What is the mass rounded to the nearest hundredth of a gram?
1. 24.86 grams
2. 24.85 grams
3. 24.9 grams
4. 24.8 grams
How many grams are in a milligram?
1. 0.001
2. 1,000
3. 1,000,000
4. .01
What is the SI unit of length?
1. Meter
2. Kilogram
3. Meter squared
4. Litre
Which of the following units would be most suitable for measuring the length of a person's finger?
1. Centimetre
2. Kilometre
3. Nanometre
4. Metre
The standard unit of area is the
1. metre squared
2. centimetre squared
3. acre
4. kilometre squared
How many centimetres are there in 1 metre?
1. 100
2. 10
3. 1,000
4. 0.1
How many metres are there in 1 kilometre?
1. 1,000
2. 100
3. 10
4. 0.01
What is 340 centimetres in metres?
1. 3.40 metres
2. 0.340 metre
3. 3,400 metres
4. 34 metres
A common error in reading length is called
1. parallax
2. zero
3. reaction time
4. percentage error
The length of an athletics track is usually measured with
1. a trundle wheel
2. a Vernier callipers
3. a metre stick
4. a measuring tape
The length and width of your classroom are best measured with a
1. measuring tape
2. ruler
3. trundle wheel
4. Vernier callipers
Which scientist proved that falling objects with different masses hit the ground at the same time?
1. Galileo
2. Copernicus
3. Newton
4. Hawking
The S.I. unit of mass is
1. the kilogram
2. the kilometre
3. the litre
4. the stone
How many grams are there in 2.5 kilograms?
1. 2,500
2. 250
3. 0.025
4. 25
What is the sum of 30 grams and 3 kilograms?
1. 3.030 kg
2. 3.30 kg
3. 330 grams
4. 303 grams
Computer memory is often measured in megabytes. What does mega represent?
1. One million
2. One thousand
3. One billion
4. One hundred
5 gigabytes of computer memory storage is equivalent to
1. 5 billion bytes
2. 5 million bytes
3. 5 thousand bytes
4. 50,000 bytes
The width of a soccer field is 70 metres and its length is 105 metres. What is its area?
1. 7,350 square metres
2. 175 square metres
3. 1,500 square metres
4. 735 square metres
When reading the volume of water in a graduated cylinder
1. you must read the bottom of the meniscus
2. you must read the top of the meniscus
3. you must read between the top and bottom of the meniscus
4. place a sheet of dark paper behind the graduated cylinder
A student wishes to measure the volume of a large stone. Which one of the following pieces of apparatus does he not use?
1. Metre stick
2. Overflow can
3. Measuring cylinder
4. String
How many minutes are there in two and a quarter hours?
1. 135
2. 145
3. 15
4. 120
The boiling point of water is
1. 100^oC
2. 0^oC
3. 25^oC
4. 80^oC
Ice usually melts at a temperature of
1. 0^oC
2. 100^oC
3. 32^oC
4. -10^oC
The lowest possible temperature is
1. -273^oC
2. 0^oC
3. -180^o
4. -373^oC

Measurement

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