Week 3: Quantities and Percent Quiz

What is a quantity?

• A unit of time

• A number combined with a unit of measurement

• A type of measurement

• None of the above

How long is a millennium?

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 1000 years

• 10000 years

What does a year represent in terms of Earth's movement?

• The time it takes for the Earth to rotate on its axis

• The time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun

• The time it takes for the Moon to orbit the Earth

• None of the above

What is latitude?

• The distance north or south from the Equator

• The distance east or west from the Prime Meridian

• The height above sea level

• The depth below sea level

How many years are in a century?

• 10

• 50

• 100

• 1000

Which date marks the beginning of the 19th century?

• January 1, 1800

• January 1, 1801

• December 31, 1799

• January 1, 1900

Which of the following systems uses base-60 in its structure?

• Years-Months-Days

• Millennia-Centuries-Decades-Years

• Hours-Minutes-Seconds

• Seconds in the metric system (SI)

Which system is used to measure Millennia-Centuries-Decades-Years?

• Base-60

• Base-12

• Base-10

• Base-100

What is the unit used for absolute temperature in the metric (SI) system?

• Fahrenheit (°F)

• Celsius (°C)

• Kelvin (K)

• Rankine (°R)

What is the fraction equivalent of 50%?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 3/4