Metric and Graphing Skills – Quiz Review
Metric Units
SCIENTIFIC MEASURMENT
Directions: Answer the questions below.
1. What are measurements used for in science? ______
2. Which measurement system is used by scientists?______
3. Why is uniform measurement important? ______
4. How have measurement system changed over history? ______
5. What efforts have the U.S. Congress made towards conversion to the metric system? ______
6. When and Why was the metric system referred to as the SI system? ______
7. Why does scientists prefer the metric or SI system of measurement (3 reasons)? ______
Directions: Complete the charts below:
SI Unit Review
Measurement / SI Unit Used / Unit Symbol or AbbreviationTime
Temperature
Force
Length
Mass
Volume
Metric Basic Unit Review
3 Basic Metric Units / Metric symbol or abbreviation / What is measured by the unit? (include definition) / Instrument(s) Used to measure?Metric Prefix Practice
Directions: Complete the Metric Prefix Chart below. Be careful of capitol and lower case letters!
Metric Prefix Chart
PrefixSymbol
Value
Name that Metric Unit
Directions: Write the correct abbreviation or complete metric unit based on the information provided.
1. kiloliter : ______
2. millimeter: ______
3. centigram: ______
4. hectometer: ______
5. deciliter: ______
6. meter: ______
7. dekagram: ______
Graphing Skills
1. Why are graphs used for data analysis? ______
2. What relationships can graphs show between variables? ______
Directions: Answer the graphing questions below:
5. Label the parts of the graph below and fill in any missing parts!!!
6. Draw in a best-fit-line on the plotted data below:
8. Data on ZOOS
The data table below shows the average and maximum life span or longevity of various animals in captivity.
a. Draw a line graph and determine, what relationship, if any, exists in the data if the average is the independent and the maximum is the dependent.
b. Label the axis and create a title. The scale is complete.
c. Draw a best-fit-line the plotted data and write a legend
d. Predict the maximum longevity for an animal with an average longevity of 33 years. ______Is this an example of Extrapolation or Interpolation? Why? ______
Data Table:
Title: ______
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