1. 2.2 Review Set Scientific Tools & Measurement

2. What is the term for the way scientists use only a few numbers to represent a very large or very small number?

A. metric units

B. measurements

C. scientific notation

D. customary system of units

3. What is the term for the way scientists use only a few numbers to represent a very large or very small number?

A. metric units

B. measurements

C. scientific notation

D. customary system of units

4. A laboratory scientist wants to heat a liquid substance and then store it in several containers. What tools would the scientist most likely use?
A. hot plate and test tubes
B. stopwatch and beakers

C. thermometer and graduated cylinders
D. Bunsen burner and triple beam balances

5. A laboratory scientist wants to heat a liquid substance and then store it in several containers. What tools would the scientist most likely use?
A. hot plate and test tubes
B. stopwatch and beakers

C. thermometer and graduated cylinders
D. Bunsen burner and triple beam balances

6. Which measurement and SI unit are incorrectly matched? 

A. length: feet

B. time: second

C. mass: kilogram

D. temperature: Kelvin

7. Which measurement and SI unit are incorrectly matched? 

A. length: feet

B. time: second

C. mass: kilogram

D. temperature: Kelvin

8. Scientists use which one of the following units to measure mass?
A. pounds B. meters C. kilograms
 D. ounces

9. Scientists use which one of the following units to measure mass?
A. pounds B. meters C. kilograms
 D. ounces

10. Which is a tool that scientists would not likely use in a lab?
A. test tube B. hot plate C. electron microscope D. yard stick

11. Which is a tool that scientists would not likely use in a lab?
A. test tube B. hot plate C. electron microscope D. yard stick

12. How should scientists express very large numbers when reporting data?
A. in scientific notation
 B. to the tenth decimal point 
 C. as a fraction 
D. in inches

13. How should scientists express very large numbers when reporting data?
A. in scientific notation
 B. to the tenth decimal point 
 C. as a fraction 
D. in inches

14. What scientific tool would best be used to study your cheek cells. A
What scientific tool would best be used to study your cheek cells? A. a hand lens

B. an electron microscope

C. an MRI (magnetic resonance imagery)

D. a CAT scan (computerized axial tomography)

15. What scientific tool would best be used to study your cheek cells?
A. a hand lens

B. an electron microscope

C. an MRI (magnetic resonance imagery)

D. a CAT scan (computerized axial tomography)

16. Which of the following is not a correct match between a measurement and the tool used to make that measurement?

A. time: stopwatch

B. length: meter stick

C. mass: graduated cylinder
D. temperature: thermometer

17. Which of the following is not a correct match between a measurement and the tool used to make that measurement?

A. time: stopwatch

B. length: meter stick

C. mass: graduated cylinder
D. temperature: thermometer

18. Earth has a mass of 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms
Earth has a mass of 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms. How is this written in scientific notation?

A x 1024 kg

B x kg

C. 59,736 x 1025 kg

D. 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg

19. Earth has a mass of 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms
Earth has a mass of 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms. How is this written in scientific notation?

A x 1024 kg

B x kg

C. 59,736 x 1025 kg

D. 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg

20. That’s it! Good luck on your test!