Scientific Tools and Measurement SN Review

a description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value

• accuracy

• inference

• precision

a description of how similar or close measurements are to each other

• accuracy

• inference

• precision

Which of the following is the SI system's base unit for amount of a substance?

• kilogram

• gram

• mole

• pound

The basic unit of length in the metric system is the

• foot.

• kilometer.

• meter.

• mile.

The SI unit of time is the

• minute.

• hour.

• second.

• day.

The SI unit of temperature is the

• kelvin.

• degree Celsius.

• metric degree.

• degree Fahrenheit.

An accepted international system of measurement, also known as SI units, is the

• International System of Units

• System of International Measurements

• System of Intellectual Units

• Units of International Measurement

The basic unit of volume in the metric system is

• gram.

• liter.

• second.

• meter.

• accurate

• accurate and precise

• precise but not accurate

• accurate but not precise

• accurate

• accurate and precise

• precise but not accurate

• accurate but not precise