Units of Measurement Quiz

An estimate is

• a reasonable guess of the measurement.

• how consistent the measuring device is.

• how close your measurement comes to the true value.

Accuracy is

• how consistent the measuring device is.

• A reasonable guess of the measurement.

• how close your measurement comes to the true value.

Precision is:

• how consistent the measuring device is.

  
  

• a reasonable guess of the measurement.

• a reasonable guess of the measurement.

Wrong measurements can lead to great successes.

• True

• False

The United States uses the metric system.

• True

• False

• _________________ measurements give results in numbers.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

______________ measurements give results in a description.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

The bug was 5cm long.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

A measurement is a type of:

• observation

• opinion

• hypothesis

• guess

Determining is a fruit is sweet, sour, or salty is an example of a:

• Qualitative measurement

• Quantitative Measurement