Unit 2

Question 1

Data collected from every member of a group or population is a _______.

Answer 1

census

Question 2

______ is measured in kilograms and describes the amount of matter that makes up an object.

Answer 2

mass

Question 3

_______ describes the amount of space an object takes up.

Answer 3

volume

Question 4

The SI unit for temperature is _______.

Answer 4

kelvin

Question 5

An imaginary horizontal line that measures how far North or South a location is from the equator is _______.

Answer 5

latitude

Question 6

The color brown is an example of a ________ data.

Answer 6

qualitative

Question 7

An _________ microscope has the highest magnification.

Answer 7

electron

Question 8

The imaginary line around the earth that is the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole is called the _________ and is 0 latitude.

Answer 8

equator

Question 9

_______ is another word for longitude.

Answer 9

meridian

Question 10

An example of ________________ would be an advertisement that states that research shows their product is made of the strongest material available.

Answer 10

promotional material

Question 11

____________ data is expressed in numbers.

Answer 11

quantitive

Question 12

DART buoys can detect ______ and _____.

Answer 12

tsunamis, earthquakes

Question 13

A pH reading between 1-6 means that the water is _______.

Answer 13

acidic

Question 14

An imaginary line that measures how far east or west a location is from the Prime Meridian is _______.

Answer 14

longitude

Question 15

A ______reading between 8-14 means the water is _______.

Answer 15

pH, basic

Question 16

A method of converting one unit to another using ratios and conversion factors is _________________.

Answer 16

dimensional analysis

Question 17

The gold standard of scientific research are _____________ journals.

Answer 17

peer-reviewed

Question 18

Data collected from a selected group of members is a ________.

Answer 18

sample

Question 19

_______ describes a two-dimensional measurement of the amount of space the surface of an object occupies.

Answer 19

Area

Question 20

A _______ is a system of satellites that orbit the earth and transmit distances from the location of the satellites to a GPS receiver.

Answer 20

GPS

Question 21

A _______ is a floating device in the water that is often used as a marker.

Answer 21

buoy

Question 22

____________ represents longitude and runs through Greenwich, England.

Answer 22

Prime Meridian

Question 23

Mass is measured in ________.

Answer 23

kilograms

Question 24

Volume is measured in ___________.

Answer 24

cubic meter

Question 25

The base unit for length is ________.

Answer 25

meter

Question 26

When giving directions in terms of longitude, do you say east/west or north/south?

Answer 26

east/west

Question 27

A GPA uses ________ satellites to calculate your location.

Answer 27

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Question 28

What is true about mass?

Answer 28

- Mass is measured in kilograms - Weight depends on gravity, mass is the same no matter where - Mass is the amount of matter that makes up an object

Question 29

What are some water parameters included in a water kit?

Answer 29

- oxygen levels, total dissolved solids - temperature, pH, salinity - total suspended solids, nutrients in water, water pressure

Question 30

What is a nautical mile?

Answer 30

- one nautical mile is equal to about 1.15 miles - one nautical mile is equal to about 1.852 kilometers - a nautical mile is a special unit of measurement used in air and sea travel

Question 31

What kind of information are textbooks good for?

Answer 31

- information on scientific laws - basic information on a subject