Measurements

Question 1

What is measurement?

Answer 1

Finding the number that shows the size amount for degree of something

Question 2

Define measure

Answer 2

to determine the size amounts or degree of something by using an instrument or device. Our senses are not reliable in determining correct measurements because we all experience the quantity of measurements differently. Our senses are sight, touch, smell, taste and hearing.

Question 3

Define time

Answer 3

The quantity of measurements that allows us to determine how long it takes for an event to happen. The SI unit is seconds (s).

Question 4

Define mass

Answer 4

The quantity of measurement that allows us to know how much substance is in something or the amount of material in the substance. The SI unit is kilograms (kg).

Question 5

Define volume

Answer 5

The quantity of measurement that allows us to determine how much substance occupies a particular space or how much space a container has to hold a particular amount of substance for the amount of space or substance it occupies. The SI unit is liters (l).