Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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The prefix kilo- means ____.
a. | 1,000 | c. | 0.01 | b. | 100 | d. | 0.001 |
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The prefix milli- means ____.
a. | 1,000 | c. | 0.01 | b. | 100 | d. | 0.001 |
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The correct symbol for the SI unit of temperature is ____.
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The SI unit that is used to measure time is the ____.
a. | kelvin | c. | second | b. | kilogram | d. | meter |
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How many meters are there in 1,865 cm?
a. | 0.1865 | c. | 18.65 | b. | 1.865 | d. | 186.5 |
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One benefit of the SI system is that it is ____.
a. | based on units of 100 | c. | based on multiples of ten | b. | not used to measure
temperature | d. | not used in the
United States |
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A beaker contains 0.32 L of water. What is the volume of this water in
milliliters?
a. | 320 mL | c. | 32 mL | b. | 3.2 mL | d. | 0.32 mL |
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What two dimensions, in addition to mass, are commonly used by physicists to
derive additional measurements?
a. | length and width | c. | length and time | b. | area and mass | d. | velocity and
time |
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The symbol mm represents a
a. | micrometer. | c. | megameter. | b. | millimeter. | d. | manometer. |
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The symbols for units of length in order from smallest to largest are
a. | m, cm, mm, and km. | c. | km, mm, cm, and m. | b. | mm, m, cm, and km. | d. | mm, cm, m, and
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The SI base unit used to measure mass is the
a. | meter. | c. | kilogram. | b. | second. | d. | liter. |
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The SI base unit for time is
a. | 1 day. | c. | 1 minute. | b. | 1 hour. | d. | 1 second. |
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The most appropriate SI unit for measuring the length of an automobile is
the
a. | centimeter. | c. | meter. | b. | kilometer. | d. | millimeter. |
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What is the symbol for a time interval?
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What are the basic SI units?
a. | meters, kilograms, hours | c. | meters, kilograms,
seconds | b. | feet, pounds, seconds | d. | feet, kilograms, seconds |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | milli- | g. | kilogram | b. | kilo- | h. | cubic centimeter | c. | centi- | i. | meter | d. | mass | j. | dependent variable | e. | kelvin | k. | SI | f. | second |
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amount of material in an object
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17.
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SI unit of time
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18.
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SI unit of length
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SI prefix meaning 0.001
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20.
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worldwide system of measurement
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SI prefix meaning 1,000
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plotted on the vertical or y-axis
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SI unit of temperature
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SI unit of mass
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SI prefix meaning 0.01
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derived unit of volume
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