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Ch. 2 Test Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 

What two types of measurements make up DENSITY

a)

Volume and Weight

b)

Temperature and Mass

c)

Mass and Volume

2.
Frank has a paper clip. It has a mass of 9g and a volume of 3cm3. What is its density?
a)
3 g/cm3
b)
1/3 g/cm3
c)
27 g/cm3
d)
39 g/cm3
3.
A piece of copper has a mass of 89g and a volume of 10 cm3.  What would be the density of the copper?
a)
0.89 g/cm3
b)
89 g/cm3
c)
8.9 g/cm3
d)
890 g/cm3
4.

How is 0.000387 written in scientific notation?

a)

387 x 106

b)

3.87 x 104

c)

38.7 x 10-3

d)

3.87 x 10-4

5.

The standard form of 7.21 x 106 is

a)

721,000,000

b)

721,000

c)

7,210,000

d)

7,210

6.

How would 6.14 x 10-3 be written in standard form?

a)

0.00614

b)

6,140

c)

0.000614

d)

61,400

7.

Which part of the scientific notation expression tells you whether the decimal point moves to the left or the right?

a)

the exponent

b)

the coefficient

c)

the base of 10

8.

The number 0.0069 has...

a)

2 sigfigs

b)

4 sigfigs

c)

5 sigfigs

d)

1 sigfig

9.

The number 5003.20 has ....

a)

4 sigfigs

b)

2 sigfigs, same as decimal places

c)

6 sigfigs

10.

What is the proper way to report this calculation ?

17.34 / 3.45?

a)

5.026 because the 17.34 has the most sigfigs

b)

5.03 because the 3.45 has the fewest sigfigs

c)

5.026087 because you need the most decimal places for accuracy

d)

5 because you should round the final answer to the nearest whole number

11.

Which is the proper way to report this calculation?

12.345 + 3.72

a)

16.065 because 12.345 has the most sigfigs

b)

16.1 because 3.72 has the fewest sigfigs

c)

16.07 because 3.72 has the fewest decimal places

d)

16 because you always round to the nearest whole number

12.
How many significant figures does 1.90 × 108 have?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
13.

"the amount of matter in a substance"

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Length

d)

Weight

14.

2500 meters is ___ kilometers

a)

250 km

b)

25 km

c)

2.5 km

d)

25,000 km

15.

Mass is

a)

the same as weight

b)

the amount of matter in an object

c)

the amount if weight in an object

d)

the amount of gravity in an object

16.

What is an independent variable?

a)

What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis

b)

What scientist measure to see if it responded to a change

c)

What happens when you do an experiment

d)

What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups

17.

What is an dependent variable?

a)

What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis

b)

What scientist measure to see if it responded to a change

c)

What happens when you do an experiment

d)

What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups

18.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
19.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
20.
This bullseye demonstrates...
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
21.

This bullseye demonstrates...

a)

High Accuracy & High Precision

b)

High Accuracy & Low Precision

c)

Low Accuracy & High Precision

d)

Low Accuracy & Low Precision

22.

Accuracy means

a)

the measurements are close to each other

b)

the measurement is close to the true value

c)

the measurements are close to each other

d)

the measurements are close to each other and the true value.

23.

What are the SI base units for length and volume?

a)

cm and mL

b)

g and L

c)

m and L

d)

kg and cm^3

24.

A balloon expands when temperature is increased. What is the relationship between temperature and volume?

a)

Direct Proportion

b)

Indirect Proportion

c)

Inverse Proportion

d)

No Relationship

25.
Jessie estimates the weight of her cat to be 8 pounds.  The actual weight of the cat was 10 pounds.  Find the percent error.  
a)
15%
b)
20%
c)
25%
d)
30%
26.
An archaeologist estimated that a fossil was 520 years old. It was actually 500 years old. What was the percent error?
a)
4%
b)
20%
c)
3.8%
d)
none of these
27.

How close a measurement is to the accepted value is called..

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Significant

d)

Estimate

28.
A set of data are all close to each other, but they are not close to the actual value.  This set of data can be described as...
a)
accurate
b)
precise
c)
both precise and accurate
29.

In the number 3.71 x 10^5, what does 3.71 represent?

a)

exponent

b)

sign

c)

coefficient

d)

standard notation