1.1-1.2 Quiz (Metric / Equipment)

What are the basic units of the Metric System?

• Feet, Pounds, Gallons

• Kilometers, Kilograms, Kiloliters

• Meters, Grams Liters

• None of the above

Which item has the closest mass to one gram?

• Pencil

• Water bottle

• Phone

• Paper clip

Which item has the closest length to 15 cm?

• Pencil

• Paper clip

• Your arm

• Height of a door

Which item has a volume that is closest to 1 liter?

• Tube of chapstick

• Can of soda

• Hydroflask (water bottle)

• Gluestick

​ (a)   is how close a measurement is to the true measurement and ​ (b)   is being able to replicate the measurement.

• Accuracy
• Precision
• Metric
• Scale

The actual mass of an object is 10 grams. A student uses a scale and records the mass as 4.5 grams. They try again and get masses of 4.4 grams and 4.5 grams. What can be said about the scale?

• It is accurate and precise

• It is accurate but not precise

• It is not accurate, but it is precise

• It is neither

Of the following pieces of equipment, which is the MOST accurate?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

When taking a measurement on a graduated cylinder, what part do you read?

• The bottom of the meniscus curve

• The top of the meniscus curve

• The average of the top and bottom of the meniscus curve

• As long as you look from eye level it does not matter what part of the curve you read

What is the best reading of the measurement in the picture?

• 47 mL

• 45.42 mL

• 45.4 mL

• 47.2 mL

If this was the balanced mass on a triple beam balance, what is the mass of the object?

• 208.4 g

• 210 g

• 208 g

• 218.40 g