Quiz 2: Physical quantities and Units of Measurement

A measurable characteristic or property as mass, time, temperature, speed, force and energy is called:

• Physical measurement

• Unit of measurement

• Physical quantity

• Amount

Select ALL those physical quantities correctly related to their unit of measurement

• Energy (cal), Volume (L), Temperature (°F), Force (Newton), Speed (km/h)

• Mass (kg), Time (second), Lenght (cm)

• Mass (mL), Energy (Newton), Lenght (ft)

Select ALL quantities

• Inch

• Volume

• Voltage

• Temperature

• Calorie

Select ALL units of measurement

• Inch

• Volume

• Voltage

• Temperature

• Calorie

Select ALL those measuring tools correctly related to their quantity

• Stop watch: Time

  Electronic balance or Scale: Mass

• Roll meter: Length

  Graduated cilinder: Volume

• Roll meter: Length

  Graduated cilinder: Mass

• Stop watch: Time

  Electronic balance or Scale: Weight

The dynamometer measures:

• Time

• Length

• Mass

• Force

The barometer measures:

• Humidity

• Time

• Energy

• Pressure

The result of a measurement depends on: (select two)

• The characteristics of the measuring tool

• How careful we are when taking the measurement

• The material of the measuring tool

• The humidity or temperature at the time of measure

Refers to how close the measured value is to the real value of the quantity

• Measurement

• Calibration

• Precision

• Accuracy

Similarity between the different values we get repeating the same measurement

• Measurement

• Calibration

• Precision

• Accuracy