Measurements

Standards of measurement are chosen because they _____.

• can be related to everyday objects

• are reproducible in another laboratory

• cannot be destroyed by any common physical or chemical means

• are easily changed

All of the following are examples of units except _____.

• mass

• kilometer

• gram

• ounce

Which of these is not an SI base unit?

• kilogram

• second

• liter

• Kelvin

The SI base units for length and time are _____.

• centimeter and second

• meter and hour

• centimeter and hour

• meter and second

The symbol mm represents _____.

• micrometer

• millimeter

• milliliter

• meter

The symbols for units of length in order from largest to smallest are _____.

• m, cm, mm, km

• mm, m, cm, km

• km, mm, cm, m

• km, m, cm, mm

The standard base unit for mass is the _____.

• gram

• cubic centimeter

• meter

• kilogram

The SI base unit for time is the _____.

• day

• hour

• minute

• second

The SI base unit for length is the _____.

• meter

• millimeter

• centimeter

• kilometer

Which pair of quantities determines the density of a material?

• mass and weight

• volume and weight

• volume and concentration

• volume and mass