Surveying Measuremnets And Units Of Measurements

Question 1

a comparison of the measured quantity with a standard measuring unit or units employed for measuring a quantity of that kind.

Answer 1

Direct measurement

Question 2

In this type of measurement, the observed value is determined by its relationship to some other known values.

Answer 2

Indirect measurement

Question 3

the international unit of linear measure. It is now defined as a length equal to 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red light produced by burning the element krypton.

Answer 3

Meter

Question 4

Mega

Answer 4

1,000,000

Question 5

Kilo

Answer 5

1,000

Question 6

Hecto

Answer 6

100

Question 7

Deca

Answer 7

10

Question 8

Deci

Answer 8

0.1

Question 9

Centi

Answer 9

0.01

Question 10

Milli

Answer 10

0.001

Question 11

Micro

Answer 11

0.000001

Question 12

Nano

Answer 12

0.000000001

Question 13

The SI units for plane angles is the _________.

Answer 13

Radian

Question 14

The _________ is defined as an angle subtended by an arc of a circle having a length equal to the radius of
the circle.

Answer 14

Radian

Question 15

the process of dropping one or more of the final digits so that the value contains only the significant figures required for further computation or for portraying the final results.

Answer 15

Rounding off numbers