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The standard unit of length is
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the metre
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the kilometre
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the centimetre
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the inch
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Which one of the following is not a standard unit?
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Kilometre
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Second
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Degree Celsius
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Kilogram
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Which one of the following instruments is used to measure temperature?
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Thermometer
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Measuring cylinder
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Barometer
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Opisometer
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The standard unit of volume is
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the metre cubed
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the kilometre cubed
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the centimeter cubed
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the millimetre cubed
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How many grams are there in 0.5 kilogram?
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500
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50
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5,000
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5
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The amount of space taken up by an object is known as its
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volume
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area
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mass
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length
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If a playing dice has a volume of 1 centimetre cubed, then how many such dice will fit into a 1 litre milk carton?

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1,000
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100
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10
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1,000,000
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The amount of matter in a body is known as its
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mass
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volume
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weight
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temperature
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The straight line distance between two points is known as its
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length
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area
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volume
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capacity
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Identify the measuring instrument shown

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Callipers
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Curvimeter or opisometer
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Metre stick
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Thermometer
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Temperature is
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a measure of how hot or cold a body is
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the amount of energy in a body
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how good the weather is going to be
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always measured in degrees Fahrenheit
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Which is the odd one out?
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Thermometer
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Opisometer
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Trundle wheel
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Curvimeter
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To measure the diameter of a small pipe, we would use

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a callipers
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a metre stick
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a thermometer
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a curvimeter (or opisometer)
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Name the instrument shown on the right

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Trundle wheel
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Curvimeter (opisometer)
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Callipers
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Pipette
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Which one of the following is the Vernier callipers?
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-
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If 1 m = 100 cm, then how many cm
2 are there in a m
2?

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10,000
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200
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100
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1
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What is the volume of a rectangular box whose length = 5 cm, width = 4 cm and height = 2 cm?

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40 cm3
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10 cm3
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11 cm3
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22 cm3
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A rectangular block of length 8 cm and width 4 cm has a volume of 96 cm3, What is the height of the block?
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3 cm
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8 cm
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32 cm
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64 cm
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What is meant by the term "meniscus"?

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The curved surface at the top of a liquid.
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A piece of apparatus used to measure the volume of a liquid.
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Another name for the internal diameter of a cylinder.
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An instrument used to measure the length of a curved line.
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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?
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13 cm3
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45 cm3
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103 cm3
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108 cm3
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What is the reading on the measuring cylinder shown?

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84 cm3
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82 cm3
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83 cm3
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92 cm3
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Name the instrument shown

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Overflow can
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Tin can
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Measuring cylinder
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Thermometer
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Which of the following liquids is commonly used in laboratory thermometers?

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Alcohol
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Water
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Olive oil
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Hydrochloric acid
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How many millilitres (cm3) are needed to make up a volume of 1 litre?
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1,000
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100
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10
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1,000,000
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The standard unit of time is the

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second
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millisecond
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minute
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light year
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If each square in the diagram shown has an area of 4 mm
2, what is the approximate area enclosed by the curved line?

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116 mm2
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100 mm2
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128 mm2
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29 mm2
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0.01 m is also known as a
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centimetre
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millimetre
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kilometre
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hectometre
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The measure of how hot or cold a body is, is called its
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temperature
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length
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area
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mass
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How many litres are there in 1 m3?
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1,000
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100
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1,000,000
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10
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Which one of the following is NOT a metric unit?
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acre
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metre squared
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kilogram
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second
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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?

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84.31 g
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173.65 g
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44.67 g
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128.98 g
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Which of the following is the odd one out?
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Test tube
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Trundle wheel
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Metre-stick
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Curvimeter (opisometer)
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Which one of the following instruments would you use to measure volume?
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Graduated cylinder
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Balance
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Metre-stick
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Stop watch
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The mass of a sample of sodium chloride is 24.855 grams. What is the mass rounded to the nearest hundredth of a gram?
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24.86 grams
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24.85 grams
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24.9 grams
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24.8 grams
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How many grams are in a milligram?
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0.001
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1,000
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1,000,000
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.01
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What is the SI unit of length?
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Meter
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Kilogram
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Meter squared
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Litre
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Which of the following units would be most suitable for measuring the length of a person's finger?
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Centimetre
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Kilometre
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Nanometre
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Metre
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The standard unit of area is the
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metre squared
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centimetre squared
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acre
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kilometre squared
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How many centimetres are there in 1 metre?
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100
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10
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1,000
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0.1
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How many metres are there in 1 kilometre?

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1,000
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100
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10
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0.01
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What is 340 centimetres in metres?
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3.40 metres
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0.340 metre
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3,400 metres
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34 metres
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A common error in reading length is called
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parallax
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zero
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reaction time
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percentage error
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The length of an athletics track is usually measured with

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a trundle wheel
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a Vernier callipers
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a metre stick
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a measuring tape
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The length and width of your classroom are best measured with a
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measuring tape
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ruler
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trundle wheel
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Vernier callipers
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Which scientist proved that falling objects with different masses hit the ground at the same time?
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Galileo
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Copernicus
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Newton
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Hawking
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The S.I. unit of mass is

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the kilogram
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the kilometre
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the litre
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the stone
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How many grams are there in 2.5 kilograms?
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2,500
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250
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0.025
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25
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What is the sum of 30 grams and 3 kilograms?
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3.030 kg
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3.30 kg
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330 grams
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303 grams
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Computer memory is often measured in megabytes. What does mega represent?

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One million
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One thousand
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One billion
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One hundred
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5 gigabytes of computer memory storage is equivalent to

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5 billion bytes
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5 million bytes
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5 thousand bytes
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50,000 bytes
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The width of a soccer field is 70 metres and its length is 105 metres. What is its area?

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7,350 square metres
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175 square metres
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1,500 square metres
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735 square metres
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When reading the volume of water in a graduated cylinder
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you must read the bottom of the meniscus
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you must read the top of the meniscus
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you must read between the top and bottom of the meniscus
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place a sheet of dark paper behind the graduated cylinder
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A student wishes to measure the volume of a large stone. Which one of the following pieces of apparatus does he not use?
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Metre stick
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Overflow can
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Measuring cylinder
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String
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How many minutes are there in two and a quarter hours?

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135
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145
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15
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120
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The boiling point of water is
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100oC
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0oC
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25oC
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80oC
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Ice usually melts at a temperature of

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0oC
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100oC
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32oC
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-10oC
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The lowest possible temperature is
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-273oC
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0oC
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-180o
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-373oC