Module 1 - Subtopic 2 (MEASUREMENTS)

Question 1

It is a standard which is an exact quantity used for comparison when measuring

Answer 1

Unit of Measurement

Question 2

Measurement in non numeric form

Answer 2

Qualitative Measurement

Question 3

The Latin Word of Qualitative Measurement, it means Quality or Kind

Answer 3

Qualitativus

Question 4

Measurement that is expressed in DEFINITE FORM (Usually in numbers)

Answer 4

Quantitative Measurement

Question 5

The latin word for Quantitative, which means Having Quantity as mass, size, volume, etc

Answer 5

Quantitativus

Question 6

measures how close results are to the true or known value.

Answer 6

Accuracy

Question 7

measures how close results are to one another.

Answer 7

Precision

Question 8

Digits that are believed to be correct by the person who makes a measurement

Answer 8

Significant Figures

Question 9

What are the 2 kinds of Numbers

Answer 9

Exact
Non Exact

Question 10

A kind of number that is obtained by counting or from definitions

Answer 10

Exact

Question 11

A kind of number that is obtained from measurements

Answer 11

Non Exact

Question 12

A quantitative description that includes both a unit and a number

Answer 12

Value

Question 13

Quantities that are defined by standards that people agree to use to compare one event or object to another

Answer 13

Units

Question 14

What are the 2 systems of measurement?

Answer 14

English System
Metric System

Question 15

The system of measurement that is used in United States but has been replaced in most parts of the world

Answer 15

English System

Question 16

The common system of reference units used in science, it has evolved into the INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS.

Answer 16

Metric System

Question 17

What is the French Word for International System Of Units

Answer 17

Systeme International d’Unites

Question 18

What is the Base Unit of Measurement for Length

Answer 18

Meter (m)

Question 19

What is the Base Unit of Measurement for Mass?

Answer 19

Kilogram (kg)

Question 20

What is the Base Unit of Measurement for Time?

Answer 20

Second (s)

Question 21

What is the Base Measurement of Temperature?

Answer 21

Kelvin (K)

Question 22

What is the Base Unit of Measurement of Electric Current?

Answer 22

ampere (A)

Question 23

What is the Base Unit of Measurement for the AMOUNT OF SUBSTANCE?

Answer 23

mole (mol)

Question 24

What is the Base Unit of Measurement for LUMINOUS INTENSITY?

Answer 24

candela (cd)

Question 25

A fixed and unvarying quantity that is independent of the object’s location

Answer 25

Mass

Question 26

The measure of the Earth’s gravitational attraction for a body

Answer 26

Weight

Question 27

Varies in relation to the position of an object on or its distance from the Earth

Answer 27

Weight

Question 28

What are the most common units of measurement for mass?

Answer 28

Grams & Kilograms

Question 29

It is defined as the mas per unit volume

Answer 29

Density (p)

Question 30

What is the formula for finding Density

Answer 30

p = m/v

Question 31

It is the ratio of the density of that substance to the density of water at 4 Celcius

Answer 31

Specific Gravity

Question 32

The method in which the units must always accompany the numeric value of a measurement, whether we are writing about the quantity, talking about it or using it in calculations

Answer 32

Unit Factor Method

Question 33

Also known as Dimensional Analysis

Answer 33

Unit Factor Method