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Scientific Units Quiz
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Instructions: Watts, joules, pascals, and more! Test your recall of the units used to measure the world around us.
- 1.
What is the SI unit of electric current?
AWattBAmpereCVoltDOhm - 2.
What unit is used to measure force?
ANewtonBJouleCWattDPascal - 3.
The hertz (Hz) is the unit of measurement for what?
AEnergyBPressureCPowerDFrequency - 4.
What unit measures electrical resistance?
AWattBAmpereCVoltDOhm - 5.
What is the SI unit of temperature?
ACelsiusBFahrenheitCRankineDKelvin - 6.
What unit measures energy or work?
ANewtonBJouleCWattDPascal - 7.
What is the unit of pressure in the SI system?
AAtmosphereBBarCTorrDPascal - 8.
The watt is a unit of measurement for what?
APowerBForceCEnergyDVoltage - 9.
What unit is used to measure radioactivity?
ARoentgenBSievertCGrayDBecquerel - 10.
What is the SI unit of luminous intensity?
ALuxBCandelaCNitDLumen - 11.
What unit measures the amount of a substance in chemistry?
AMoleBDaltonCLiterDGram - 12.
What is the decibel used to measure?
AElectrical chargeBSound intensityCRadiationDLight intensity - 13.
Which scientist is the unit 'volt' named after?
AMichael FaradayBGeorg OhmCAlessandro VoltaDAndré-Marie Ampère - 14.
What does a barometer measure?
AAtmospheric pressureBWind speedCTemperatureDHumidity - 15.
What is the SI unit of electric charge?
AFaradBCoulombCAmpereDVolt
Answer Key
Question 1
B. Ampere
Question 2
A. Newton
Question 3
D. Frequency
Question 4
D. Ohm
Question 5
D. Kelvin
Question 6
B. Joule
Question 7
D. Pascal
Question 8
A. Power
Question 9
D. Becquerel
Question 10
B. Candela
Question 11
A. Mole
Question 12
B. Sound intensity
Question 13
C. Alessandro Volta
Question 14
A. Atmospheric pressure
Question 15
B. Coulomb