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measure and experiment

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

There are 1000 of these in 1 liter of maple syrup.
a.
millimeters
c.
milligrams
b.
milliliters
d.
kilometers
 

 2. 

Obersvations which are numbers are called
a.
Qualitative observations
c.
Scientific Laws
b.
Quantitative observations
d.
Constants
 

 3. 

The volume of a the liquid shown in the graduated cylinder is closest to
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a.
60.1 ml
c.
62 ml
b.
61 ml
d.
63 ml
 

 4. 

The factors which are kept the same in an experiment are called.
a.
Independent variables
c.
Constants
b.
Dependent variables
d.
Quantitative observations
 

 5. 

There are _______ centimeters in a meter
a.
1/100
c.
100
b.
10
d.
1000
 

 6. 

The unit of measure that is as heavy as 2 pounds
a.
2 liters
c.
1 millimeter
b.
1 Kilogram
d.
1 kilometer
 

 7. 

Suppose you put a rock in water and the water rose from 20 ml to 35 ml. What is the volume of the rock
a.
15 milliliters
c.
15 millimeters
b.
35 milliliters
d.
35 centimeters
 

 8. 

Basim used a trailer to haul dirt. The trailer is in the shape of a rectangular prism. The interior of the trailer has a length of 8 feet, a width of 4 feet, and a height of 2 feet.   What is the total number of cubic feet of dirt that the trailer can hold when it is filled so that the dirt is level with the top? (The formula for volume is  Length x Width x Height.)
a.
14 cubic feet
c.
64 cubic feet
b.
56 cubic feet
d.
112 cubic feet
 

 9. 

Amount of space taken up by matter
a.
Mass
c.
Length
b.
Volume
d.
Gram
 

 10. 

A meter is little more than
a.
1 inch
c.
3 feet
b.
1 foot
d.
3 yards
 

 11. 

Amount of matter in an object
a.
Mass
c.
Length
b.
Volume
d.
Area
 

 12. 

A tool used to measure mass is
a.
a graduated cylinder
c.
a beaker
b.
a balance
d.
an overflow can
 

 13. 

The variable that is purposefully changed by the experimenter to test the hypothesis is called the
a.
Independent variable
c.
Constant
b.
Dependent variable
d.
Quantitative observation
 

 14. 

A good tool for accurately measuring the volume 10 ml of water is a
a.
Balance
c.
Graduated cylinder
b.
Overflow can
d.
Beaker
 

 15. 

A kilogram is a little more than
a.
1 pound
c.
100 pounds
b.
2 pounds
d.
1000 pounds
 

 16. 

Suppose a person  being tested for allergies did not know exactly what substances were being tested. The substances were just labeled A, B, C, D. This would be called a
a.
Blind study
c.
Placebo effect
b.
Double blind study
d.
Quantitative  variable
 

 17. 

This unit is about the width of your pinky nail
a.
1 gram
c.
1 millimeter
b.
I milligram
d.
1 centimeter
 

 18. 

This unit is about as much as 3 soda cans.
a.
1 millimeter
c.
1 milligram
b.
1 milliliter
d.
1 liter
 

 19. 

For here 1000 cubic centimeter jar sara predicted that her candle would burn for 30 seconds. It actually burned for for 50 seconds. What was her percent error.
a.
20
c.
40
b.
30
d.
66
 

 20. 

This unit is as heavy as 2 raisins.
a.
1 gram
c.
1 milliliter
b.
1 milligram
d.
1 centimeter
 

 21. 

Sam put 100 red seeds,in her bird feeder. She counted the number of seeds color that remained after1, 2, 3  days. What  is the independent variable
a.
The seed color
c.
The number of days
b.
The number of seeds she put down
d.
The number of seeds of each color left  after each day
 



 
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