Units of measurement

Question 1

ampere

Answer 1

a measure of electrical current

Question 2

avoirdupois

Answer 2

The weight scale based on a pound containing 16 oz

Question 3

barrel

Answer 3

A measure of liquid volume in the US to 31.5 gallons; half a hogshead and 1/4 of a butt

Question 4

Beaufort

Answer 4

measure wind speed, and hurricanes

Question 5

bit

Answer 5

1/8 of a byte

Question 6

bolt

Answer 6

Large roll of cloth

Question 7

bucket

Answer 7

2 pecks or 16 quarts

Question 8

bushel

Answer 8

2 buckets o 4 pecks

Question 9

byte

Answer 9

8bits

Question 10

caliber

Answer 10

A measure of the diameter of a bullet or shell

Question 11

carat

Answer 11

A jeweler’s measure of weight or purity

Question 12

Celsius

Answer 12

freezing point is 0 and boiling is 100

Question 13

coulomb

Answer 13

measure of electric charge

Question 14

cord

Answer 14

A quantity of logs= 128 cu ft

Question 15

cubit

Answer 15

18in

Question 16

curie

Answer 16

A unit of radioactivity

Question 17

dram

Answer 17

1/16 of an ounce

Question 18

elite

Answer 18

A unit of type measurement

Question 19

Fahrenheit

Answer 19

boiling 212

Question 20

fathom

Answer 20

measure of water depth equal to 6 ft

Question 21

flagon

Answer 21

a gallon

Question 22

furlong

Answer 22

220yds or 1/8 mile

Question 23

gill

Answer 23

4oz

Question 24

grain

Answer 24

1/7000 of a pound

Question 25

hectare

Answer 25

A unite of land measurement equal to 2.47 acres

Question 26

joule

Answer 26

a quantity of energy

Question 27

Kelvin

Answer 27

absolute zero at 0, +273

Question 28

knot

Answer 28

A measure of speed on the sea

Question 29

league

Answer 29

nautical distance of 3 mi

Question 30

ohm

Answer 30

A measure of electrical resistance

Question 31

peck

Answer 31

8 quarts

Question 32

pH

Answer 32

0 is an acid, 14 is base, 7 is neutral

Question 33

quintal

Answer 33

100kg

Question 34

Richter

Answer 34

measures earthquakes

Question 35

rod

Answer 35

16.5feet

Question 36

Saffir-Simpson

Answer 36

Measure the intensity of an earthquake

Question 37

score

Answer 37

A traditional unit of quantity equal to 20

Question 38

stone

Answer 38

14 lb

Question 39

troy

Answer 39

a weight scale in which a pound only contains 12 oz