Measurement and Units Quiz

What is the term for how close a measurement is to the true value?

• Precision

• Accuracy

• Resolution

• Significant digits

What is a ratio of equivalent measurements used to convert a quantity from one unit to another called?

• Conversion factor

• Measurement

• Resolution

• Significant difference

What is the length of a path between two points called?

• Mass

• Length

• Distance

• Resolution

Which system of measuring uses length units of inches, feet, and miles?

• Metric system

• SI units

• English system

• Conversion factor

What is the metric unit of length?

• Inch

• Foot

• Yard

• Meter

What is the amount of matter in an object called?

• Distance

• Mass

• Length

• Resolution

What is a quantity that has both a number and a unit called?

• Measurement

• Conversion factor

• Resolution

• Significant digits

What is a measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another?

• Accuracy

• Precision

• Resolution

• Significant difference

What is the smallest distance by which two objects can be separated and still be distinguished?

• Accuracy

• Precision

• Resolution

• Significant digits

What is a system of physical units based on the meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole called?

• English system

• Metric system

• Conversion factor

• SI units