Scientific Measurement Vocabulary Review Quiz

The ratio of the mass of an object to its volume is

• joule

• error

• density

• meter

The closeness of a measurement to the true value is

• accuracy

• meter

• precision

• temperature

The mass of one L of water at 4 °C

• energy
• density
• kilogram
• meter

The difference between the experimental value and the accepted value is

• energy

• error

• meter

• temperature

The degree of hotness or coldness of an object is its

• accuracy
• density
• kilogram
• temperature

The SI unit of length is the

• error

• kilogram

• meter

• Celsius

A ratio of equivelant measurements is (a) ______ factor.

• accuracy
• conversion
• density
• error

A quantity that has both a number and a unit is a(n)

• error
• density
• kilogram
• measurement

The SI unit of energy is the

• meter
• kilogram
• Celsius
• Joule

The SI unit of temperature is the

• meter
• kilogram
• Celsius
• Joule