Length and Volume

Question 1

A tennis ball is moving at a speed of 96.0 miles per hour. Which of the following is the speed of the ball in meters per second?
a
42.9 m/s

b
51.4 m/s

c
40.5 m/s

d
60.0 m/s

Answer 1

42.9 m/s

Question 2

The meter is the fundamental unit of measurement for capacity in the metric system.
true or false

Answer 2

false

Question 3

1 petameter is equal to how many meters?
a
10^15 
b
10^20
c
10^5
d
10^10

Answer 3

10^15

Question 4

A rectangular box has a length of 12 cm, a width of 20 cm, and a height of 5 cm. What is the volume of the box in mL?

Answer 4

1200mL

Question 5

A cube is 4 cm on each side. What is its volume?

Answer 5

64cm^3

Question 6

Abby fills a graduated cylinder with 3 mL of water. She then drops a small rock into the cylinder, and the water level rises to the 5 mL mark. What is the volume of the rock?

___ mL

Answer 6

2

Question 7

Phoebe wants to measure the volume of a small, irregularly shaped rock. Which of the following instruments would be best for Phoebe to use?

Answer 7

Graduated cylinder

Question 8

_____ is the measurement of the extent of something along its greatest dimension.

Answer 8

Length

Question 9

Complete the sentence using the words volume, mass, surface-area or density ____
is the amount of space occupied by a sample of matter.

Answer 9

Volume

Question 10

Which of the following is the SI unit used to measure the volume of liquids?

Answer 10

Cubic Meter

Question 11

What is the SI unit of length?

Answer 11

Meter

Question 12

A rectangular solid has a length of 3 cm, a height of 4 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is the solid’s volume?

___ cm3

Answer 12

60