Measurement Review Quiz

Imagine you're a scientist in a lab. You've just concocted a magical potion and you need to measure its volume. Which instrument would you use?

• A graduated cylinder

• A meter stick

• A digital balance

• A tricorder

What is the density of an object having a mass of 8.0 g and a volume of 25 cm³?

• 0.32 g/cm³
• 3.1 g/cm³
• 200 g/cm³
• 2.0 g/cm³

Imagine you're an astronaut! The weight of an object you're holding _____ in space.

• changes depending on where you are

• remains the same no matter where you are

• is not influenced by the pull of gravity

• is identical to its mass

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Imagine you're a scientist in a high-tech lab. You're about to read a measurement from a fancy piece of lab equipment. How many estimated digits should you see?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Imagine you're a tiny ant living in a world of rectangular solids. Your current home measures 2.0 cm, 3.0 cm, and 4.0 cm. How spacious is your ant mansion in cm³?

• 24 cm³.

• 12 cm³.

• 9 cm³.

• 6 cm³.

Read the graduated cylinder

• 76.00 mL
• 76 mL
• 76.0 mL
• 78.0 mL

Imagine you're a scientist! You need to find the density of a mysterious substance. How would you do it? You would divide _____.

• the area by the mass

• the mass by the area

• the mass by the volume

• the volume by the mass

Imagine you're a scientist and you've just discovered a new mineral weighing 2.5 kilograms. Can you convert this weight into grams?

• 2500 g

• 250 g

• 25,000 g

• 25 g

Let's play a game of science trivia! Can you tell me what the SI base units for time and temperature are?

• Is it hour and degree Celsius?

• Or maybe second and degree Celsius?

• Could it be hour and kelvin?

• Or is it second and kelvin?

Imagine you're a student scientist, and you've just completed an experiment to determine the density of aluminum. You've done three separate calculations, each yielding a different result. However, when you average them out, you get the accepted value for aluminum's density. How would you describe your results?

• They're accurate, but not precise.

• They're precise, but not accurate.

• They're both precise and accurate.

• They're neither precise nor accurate.