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Question 1 (Worth 2 points)
Which of the following units for distance is an SI unit?

Centimeter

Foot

Inch

Yard

Points earned on this question: 2

Question 2 (Worth 2 points)
What is the mass, in grams, of the object being measured in the triple beam balance shown below?

Snapshot of a triple beam balance. The large slider is at 200 g, the medium slider is at 20 g, and the small slider is at 3 g.

© 2010 FLVS

220 g

223 g

230 g

250 g

Points earned on this question: 2

Question 3 (Worth 2 points)
What is the name for the type of graph shown in the image below?

A graph that uses many individual dots to show the relationship between multiple variables

Box-and-whisker

Histogram

Line

Scatter plot

Points earned on this question: 2

Question 4 (Worth 2 points)
Which of the following best represents precision but not accuracy?

A

A Dartboard showing the darts are scattered far from each other and far from the bull’s-eye.
© 2010 Jupiterimages Corporation

B

A Dartboard showing the darts close to each other and close to the bull’s-eye.
© 2010 Jupiterimages Corporation

C

A Dartboard showing the darts close to each other but not close to the bull’s-eye.
© 2010 Jupiterimages Corporation

D

A Dartboard showing the darts close to the bull’s-eye but not close to each other.
© 2010 Jupiterimages Corporation

Points earned on this question: 0

Question 5 (Worth 2 points)
Which of the following tools should a scientist use to measure an object in meters?

Electronic balance

Pan balance

Tape measure

Thermometer

Points earned on this question: 2

Question 6 (Worth 2 points)
Which of the following is the correct measurement for the volume of liquid shown below?

Snapshot of a graduated cylinder partly filled with liquid. The meniscus of the liquid is even with the fifth tick mark between 8 mL and 9 mL.

© 2010 FLVS

8.5 mL

8.7 mL

85 mL

87 mL

Points earned on this question: 2

Question 7 (Worth 2 points)
A student used a ruler to measure a pencil, as shown below:

A pencil beside a metric ruler. The ruler is scaled from 1 centimeter to 10 centimeters, with markings for millimeters between each number. One end of the pencil is beside the 0 on the ruler, and the pencil point is beside the 5.
© 2010 Jupiterimages Corporation

Which of the following measurements is accurate but not precise?

5 mm

5 cm

50 mm

50 cm

Points earned on this question: 2

Question 8 (Worth 2 points)
Which of the following prefixes represents the largest value?

Giga

Hector

Kilo

Milli

Points earned on this question: 2

Question 9 (Worth 2 points)
Which of the following types of graphs is best for seeing a cumulative pattern in the data?

Histogram

Ogive

Scatter plot

Stem-and-leaf

Points earned on this question: 2

Question 10 (Worth 2 points)
Which of the following is an SI base unit for measuring temperature?

Celsius

Degrees

Fahrenheit

Kelvin

Points earned on this question: 2

Question 11 (Worth 2 points)
Steve poured equal volumes of water into five separate containers. The total volume of water in the five containers is three liters. What is the volume of water in each container?

600 milliliters

60 milliliters

0.06 milliliters

0.60 milliliters

Points earned on this question: 0

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