CHEM 101L: Lab 1: Chemistry and Measurement (latest update
2024/2025) -Questions with Correct Answers/ Verified
What are the standard units of length, mass, volume and temperature in the metric system -
✔✔Length - Meter
Mass - Gram
Volume - Liter
Temperature - Celsius, Kelvin
Why is the metric system called a decimal system of measurement? - ✔✔The metric system
is called a decimal system because measurements of each type are related by factors of 10.
What is the purpose of using prefixes in the metric system? - ✔✔Prefixes are used in the
metric system to indicate smaller or larger measurements
Measured Numbers - ✔✔- numbers you obtain when you measure a quantity using a
measuring tool
Exact Numbers - ✔✔- obtained when we count objects
- found in the numbers that define a relationship between two metric units or between two
U.S. system units (1 m = 100 cm)
5 books
Exact or Measured? - ✔✔Exact
9.25 L
Exact or Measured? - ✔✔Measured
100 cm in 1 m
Exact or Measured? - ✔✔Exact
2024/2025) -Questions with Correct Answers/ Verified
What are the standard units of length, mass, volume and temperature in the metric system -
✔✔Length - Meter
Mass - Gram
Volume - Liter
Temperature - Celsius, Kelvin
Why is the metric system called a decimal system of measurement? - ✔✔The metric system
is called a decimal system because measurements of each type are related by factors of 10.
What is the purpose of using prefixes in the metric system? - ✔✔Prefixes are used in the
metric system to indicate smaller or larger measurements
Measured Numbers - ✔✔- numbers you obtain when you measure a quantity using a
measuring tool
Exact Numbers - ✔✔- obtained when we count objects
- found in the numbers that define a relationship between two metric units or between two
U.S. system units (1 m = 100 cm)
5 books
Exact or Measured? - ✔✔Exact
9.25 L
Exact or Measured? - ✔✔Measured
100 cm in 1 m
Exact or Measured? - ✔✔Exact
