Ch. 1 - The Nature of Science (A)

A measurement standard is defined as ___.

• a system of prefixes

• the distance between two points

• the exact quantity people agree to use for comparison

• the interval between two events

The correct symbol for the SI unit of temperature is ___.

• $\degree C$

• $\degree F$

• $S$

• $mL$

The SI unit that is used to measure time is the ____.

• kelvin

• kilogram

• second

• meter

The variable plotted on the horizontal or x-axis is called the ___.

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• variable with the largest range

• variable with the smallest range

How many meters are there in 1,865 cm?

• 0.1865

• 1.865

• 18.65

• 186.5

In a graph showing temperature of change of a material over time, temperature change is the ___.

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• variable with the largest range

• variable with the smallest range

The best type of graph to use to show how some fixed quantity is broken down into parts is ___.

• bar graph

• line graph

• circle graph

• scatter graph

One benefit of the SI system is that it is ___.

• based on units of 100

• not used to measure temperature

• based on multiples of ten

• not used in the United States

A beaker contains 0.32 L of water. What is the volume of this water in milliliters?

• 320 mL

• 3.2 mL

• 32 mL

• 0.32 mL

A box is 25 cm long, 6 cm wide, and 4 cm high. How many cubic centimeters of water can it hold?

• 600

• 25

• 150

• 24