Unit of Measurement Quiz

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What is the International System of Units (SI) commonly known as?

  • The traditional form of the metric system
  • The imperial system
  • The customary system
  • The modern form of the metric system (correct)

What is metrology?

  • The science of developing nationally and internationally accepted units of measurement (correct)
  • The study of meteors
  • The science of measuring the Earth's atmosphere
  • The study of meteorites

What is the role of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM)?

  • Developing new units of measurement
  • Regulating trade standards
  • Conducting scientific experiments on measurements
  • Ensuring worldwide uniformity of measurements and their traceability to the International System of Units (SI) (correct)

What does a unit of measurement represent?

<p>A definite predetermined magnitude used as a standard for measurement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is reproducibility of experimental results central to?

<p>The scientific method (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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