S.4.1 - Use Basic Scientific Measurements and Measurement Tools

Question 1

The amount of space something takes up

Answer 1

volume

Question 2

A measurement of inertia, commonly considered the amount of material contained by an object and causing it to have weight in a gravitational field

Answer 2

MASS

Question 3

Measurement of distance from end to end

Answer 3

length

Question 4

International System of Units based on meters, kilograms, seconds, amperes, Kelvin, candela, and mole. Commonly known as the metric system

Answer 4

SI units (Système Internationale)

Question 5

Measurement of liquid volume

Answer 5

Liter

Question 6

Answer the meaning for each of these prefixes:
Kilo
Hecta
Deca
Deci
Centi
Milli
Micro

Answer 6

1000
100
10
.1
.01
.001
.0001

Question 7

A device used for precise measurement of small amounts of liquid volume

Answer 7

volumetric pipette

Question 8

A narrow cylinder used to measure liquid volume

Answer 8

graduated cylinder

Question 9

Which of the following values is appropriate for the height an adult human?​​​​​​​

1.5 cm
1.5 m
1.5 km
1.5 mm

Answer 9

1.5 m

m = meters and 4.92126 feet is 1.5 m

Question 10

A block of ice has a height of 10 cm, a width of 5 cm, and a length of 5 cm. What is the volume in cubic centimeters of the substance?

Answer 10

250

The correct answer is 250 cm3. To find the mass, you would multiple the length, width, and height.

Question 11

Two students measure the distance from one end of the school building to the other. One student measures a length of 2 km, and the other student measures a length of 200 cm. Which student most likely measured incorrectly? Why?

Answer 11

The student who measured 200 cm is incorrect. A measurement of 2 m is about the height of a door, which would be way too small for the width of an entire building.

Question 12

Evidence generated through experimentation

Answer 12

empirical evidence

Empirical evidence, or evidence generated through experimentation, is a