Units Of Measurment

Question 0

Avogadro’s number

Answer 0

A unit of relative quantity equal to the number of atoms or molecules per mole of a substance. 6.0221415 x10^23

Question 1

Ampere

Answer 1

A measure of electrical current

Question 2

Avoirdupois

Answer 2

Fancy name for the weight scale based on a pound containing 16 ounces

Question 3

Bakers dozen

Answer 3

13 units

Question 4

Barrel

Answer 4

A measure of liquid volume equalling 31.5 gallons.
Half a “hogsheads”
Quarter of a “butt”

Question 5

Beaufort

Answer 5

A scale used for measuring wind speed. Hurricanes

Question 6

Bit

Answer 6

The smallest unit of information used in a computer.

Equal to one-eighth of a byte

Question 7

Bolt

Answer 7

A large roll of cloth

Question 8

Bucket

Answer 8

2 pecks or 16 quarts

Question 9

Bushel

Answer 9

2 buckets or
4 pecks
32 quarts

Question 10

Butt

Answer 10

2 hogsheads
4 barrels
126 gallons liquid

Question 11

Byte

Answer 11

A unit of measurement used in computers equaling 8 bits

Question 12

Caliber

Answer 12

A measure of the diameter of a bullet or shell

Question 13

Carat

Answer 13

A jewelers measure of weight or clarity

Question 14

Celsius

Answer 14

Places the freezing point of water at 0 and the boiling point at 100

Question 15

Coulomb

Answer 15

A measure of electrical charge

Question 16

Cord

Answer 16

A quantity of logs measuring 128 cubic feet

Question 17

Cubit

Answer 17

An ancient unit if length equal to about 18 inches

Question 18

Curie

Answer 18

A unit of radioactivity

Question 19

Decibel

Answer 19

Measuring sound

Question 20

Dram

Answer 20

1/16 of an ounce

Question 21

Elite

Answer 21

A unit or type of measurement

Question 22

Fahrenheit

Answer 22

Measure of temperature scale that places water freezing at 32 and boiling at 212

Question 23

Fathom

Answer 23

A measure of water depth at 6 feet

Question 24

Flagon

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A traditional unit of liquid measurement equal to 1 gallon

Question 25

Furlong

Answer 25

Unit of distance equal to 220 yard or one-eighth mile

Question 26

Gill

Answer 26

4 ounces (liquid)

Question 27

Grain

Answer 27

1/7,000 of a pound

Question 28

Hectare

Answer 28

A unit of land equal to 2.47 acres

Question 29

Hertz

Answer 29

Measure of frequency

Question 30

Hogsheads

Answer 30

2 barrels or 1/2 a butt

Question 31

Joule

Answer 31

A quantity of energy

Question 32

Kelvin

Answer 32

A temperature scale that sets absolute zero

Question 33

Knot

Answer 33

A measure of speed on the sea

Question 34

League

Answer 34

A unit of distance used nautically equalling 3 miles

Question 35

Ohm

Answer 35

A measure of electrical resistance

Question 36

Peck

Answer 36

8 quarts or one more quarter of a bushel

Question 37

PH

Answer 37

A scale that measures whether a substance is acid or base.

Question 38

Pica

Answer 38

A unit of measurement

Question 39

Quintal

Answer 39

A unit of weight equals to 100 kilograms

Question 40

Richter

Answer 40

A logarithmic scale that measures tremors and earthquakes

Question 41

Rod

Answer 41

16.5 feet or 5.5 yard

Question 42

Saffir-Simpson

Answer 42

A scale that measures the intensity of an earthquake.

Question 43

Score

Answer 43

A traditional unit of quantity equal to 20

Question 44

Stone

Answer 44

A unit of weight equal to 14 pounds or 6.4 kilograms

Question 45

Troy

Answer 45

A weight scale in which a pound only contains 12 ounces

Question 46

Volt

Answer 46

A unit of electrical output

Question 47

Watt

Answer 47

A measurement of power