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Making Measurement

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A watch is a tool for measuring:

a)

time

b)

mass

c)

electric current

d)

velocity

2.

A unit of length in the metric system is the:

a)

gram

b)

metre

c)

hour

d)

mol

3.

Kilogram is a unit that describes:

a)

mass

b)

length

c)

luminosity

d)

volume

4.

Which unit would be best to measure the length of a pencil?

a)

millimetres

b)

kilometres

c)

metres

d)

centimetres

5.

Which of the following metric measurements would be used to measure the length of a football field?

a)

kilometres

b)

metres

c)

centimetres

d)

millimetres

6.

A student caught a grasshopper and wanted to know how long it was. Which tool is best to measure the length of the grasshopper?

a)

electronic scale

b)

thermostat

c)

ruler

d)

amperemeter

7.

What measurement are we finding when we use a balance?

a)

mass

b)

area

c)

volume

d)

length

8.

What is the unit of electric current in International Standard?

a)

mol

b)

gram

c)

Ampere

d)

Candela

9.

What is the unit of amount of substance in International Standard?

a)

Newton

b)

Kelvin

c)

kilogram

d)

mol

10.

What is the unit of velocity?

a)

Newton

b)

Pascal

c)

metre/second

d)

kilogram/second

11.

The scientific instrument used for measuring weight is

a)

voltmeter

b)

thermometer

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

spring scale

12.

The prefix kilo- means

a)

1000

b)

100

c)

10

d)

0.1

13.

How many cm(s) is in a metre?

a)

1000

b)

100

c)

10

d)

1

14.

The instrument used to measure time:

a)

stopwatch

b)

watch

c)

clock

d)

all of these choices are correct

15.

Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?

a)

the feathers

b)

they weigh the same

c)

the bricks

d)

we can't compare them

16.

What is the best estimate of the mass of this glue stick?

a)

1 gram

b)

10 grams

c)

1 kilograms

d)

10 kilograms

17.

The instrument used to measure length:

a)

beaker

b)

measuring tape

c)

electronic scale

d)

balance

18.

The correct abbreviation for millilitre is

a)

ML

b)

mL

c)

Ml

d)

ml

19.

The appropriate abbreviation of centimetre is

a)

CM

b)

Cm

c)

cM

d)

cm

20.

What is the length of the eraser?

a)

2 cm

b)

3 cm

c)

5 cm

d)

7 cm

21.

What is the temperature shown by the thermometer?

a)

11°C11\degree C

b)

13°C13\degree C

c)

15°C15\degree C

d)

17°C17\degree C

22.

What is this?

a)

balance

b)

mass

c)

triple beam balance

d)

graduated cylinder

23.

The following are base units, except:

a)

kilogram

b)

Newton

c)

second

d)

metre

24.

When you measure your body height, you get result: 155 cm; cm is called the ....

a)

quantity

b)

unit

c)

value

d)

derive

25.

These following units describe the physical property of length, except:

a)

inch

b)

metre

c)

foot

d)

hour