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Measurement

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What might you measure using millimeters?

a)

The distance to school.

b)

An insect.

c)

The length of a car.

d)

The length of a football field.

2.

Looking at the photo, what is the mass of the object?

a)

48.5 g

b)

480.5 g

c)

40.4005 g

d)

485 g

3.

Based on the photo, what is the volume of the liquid?

a)

35 mL

b)

24 mL

c)

25 mL

d)

30 mL

4.
What is the length of the straw?
a)
8 cm 
b)
0 cm 
c)
7 cm 
d)
1 cm 
5.

A graduated cylinder contains exactly 60 mL of water. A rock was dropped into the cylinder of water. The water level rose to 86 mL. What is the volume of the rock?

a)

86 mL

b)

60 mL

c)

146 mL

d)

26 mL

6.

What is the basic unit of length in the metric system?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

Liter

d)

cm3

7.

What is the basic unit of mass in the metric system?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

Liter

d)

cm3

8.
Calculate the Volume
a)
410 cm3
b)
420 cm3
c)
402 cm3
d)
401 cm3
9.
What is the volume of this prism?
a)
16 cubic cm
b)
36 cubic cm
c)
144 cubic cm
10.
Find the AREA of this figure.
a)
160 square feet
b)
160 feet
c)
160
d)
1600 feet
11.

Find the VOLUME of the rectangular solid shown here.

a)

12 cm3

b)

18 cm3

c)

8 cm3

d)

10 cm3

12.
What is the length of the red line?
a)
2.0 cm
b)
2.3 cm
c)
2.1 cm
d)
3.0 cm
13.
_______ is a measure of the amount of matter in an object.   
a)
mass 
b)
density
c)
 weight
d)
volume
14.
 _______ is the amount of space an object or substance takes up.   
a)
matter
b)
mass
c)
 volume
d)
 weight
15.

Is this set of results...

a)

Accurate and precise

b)

Not accurate and not precise

c)

Accurate but not precise

d)

Not accurate but precise

16.

How CLOSE a measurement or attempt is to the actual value is the definition of ..............

a)

systematic

b)

precision

c)

accuracy

d)

sensitivity

17.

How CONSISTENT our results are regardless of proximity to the actual value is the definition of .......

a)

accuracy

b)

target value

c)

uncertainty

d)

precision

18.

Which of the following shows an accurate but not precise data

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Hey there! Rohan and his friends Anika and Ethan are on a fun adventure to discover the approximate width of a person’s little finger. Can you help them out?

a)

1 m

b)

0.1 m

c)

0.01 m

d)

0.001 m

20.

Jackson is working on his basketball skills and wants to impress his friends. Can you guess what the approximate diameter of an inflated basketball is?

a)

2 × 10^-2 m

b)

2 × 10^-1 m

c)

2 × 10^0 m

d)

2 × 10^1 m

21.

Rank the following quantities in terms of their size from largest to smallest.

1. 600 liter

2. 600 kiloliter

3. 600 centiliter

a)

1 2 3

b)

3 2 1

c)

2 1 3

d)

2 3 1

22.

Which of the following is the longest?

a)

500 mm

b)

5 cm

c)

0.05 m

d)

0.005 dm

23.
A passenger jet has a speed of 900 km/h.
What is its speed in m/s?
(1 km = 1000 m)
a)
250 m/s
b)
324 m/s
c)
1,500 m/s
d)
2,500 m/s
24.

Complete the statement:
5.0 cm/min = ______ m/day

a)

72

b)

840

c)

7.2

d)

5,040,000

25.

The Olympic record for the high jump is just over 2.6 yards. What is that distance in feet? (3 ft = 1 yd)

a)

0.867 ft

b)

7.8 ft

c)

8.07 ft

d)

8.27 ft

26.
How many significant figures does the measurement in 10.0 grams have>
a)
1
b)
infinite
c)
3
d)
2
27.
How many significant figures are in the measurement 48032 m?
a)
5
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
28.
How many significant figures does the following number have: 1740200
a)
4
b)
7
c)
3
d)
5
29.
Calculate 5.50 cm + 5.5 cm and give your answer with the correct number of significant figures.
a)
11 cm
b)
11.0 cm
c)
11.00 cm
d)
11.000 cm
30.
Calculate 1.23 m x 0.89 m and give your answer with the correct number of significant figures.
a)
1.0 m2
b)
1.1 m2
c)
1.0947 m2
d)
1.095 m2
31.

Which value is the greatest?

a)

5.0 x 10-9

b)

5.0 x 10-4

c)

5.0 x 106

d)

5.0 x 108

32.
Write 0.000972 in scientific notation.
a)
9.72 x 10-4
b)
9.72 x 10-3
c)
972 x 10-4
d)
9.72 x 104
33.
Write 3.41 x 106 in standard form
a)
341
b)
34,100,000
c)
.0000341
d)
3,410,000
34.

Which student is the most ACCURATE?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

35.

Convert 27 m to mm.

a)

0.027

b)

27,000

c)

2,700

d)

0.27

36.

Parallax error is due to:

a)

the instrument does not read exactly zero when there is nothing being measured

b)

incorrect positioning of the eye

c)

object not being at the same level as the marking on the scale

d)

the experimenter consistently underestimate or overestimate a reading

37.

April forgot to calibrate her analytical balance before she measured the mass of her reactants in a chemistry experiment. She committed 78% percentage error in her measurement. What type of measurement error did she commit?

a)

human error

b)

parallax error

c)

random error

d)

systematic error

38.

A measurement result is considered ________ if it is judged to be close to the true value. It is influenced by random and systematic errors.

a)

Precise

b)

Accurate

c)

An error

d)

Resolution

39.

Repeated measurements of a quantity can reduce the effects of

a)

both random errors and systematic errors

b)

neither random errors nor random errors

c)

random errors

d)

systematic errors

40.

What errors occur in time measurements by a clock that runs too fast or slow?

a)

Systematic errors

b)

Random errors

c)

Both systematic and random errors

d)

Neither systematic nor random errors