CH. 1.4 SCIENTIFIC TOOLS & MEASUREMENTS

1. Descriptive information that is not expressed as a number.

• quantative
• qualitative
• accuracy
• precision

2. Description that includes a number and a unit.

• quantitative
• qualitative
• measurement
• accuracy

3. Method of writing a quantity as a number multiplied by 10 to a power.

• quantitative
• qualitative
• scientific notation
• accuracy

4. Compares a measured value of a property with the standard value accepted for that property.

• measurement
• accuracy
• precision
• qualitative

5. Descriptive information that is expressed as a number.

• quantitative
• qualitative
• measurement
• precision

6. The exactness of a measurement.

• measurement
• accuracy
• precision
• qualitative

7. This tool is used to measure the volume of a shell.

• electronic balance
• stopwatch
• graduated cylinder

8. This tool is used to measure the speed of a runner.

• electronic balance
• stopwatch
• graduated cylinder

9. This tool is used to measure the mass of a small sample of soil.

• electronic balance
• stopwatch
• graduated cylinder

10. What tool would you use to measure the distance between two buildings?

• thermometer
• metric ruler
• compass
• none of the above