Measurement and Data: Master Measurement and Data Concepts with Interactive Quizzes

Question 1

You want to find out which ice cream flavor is the most popular in your school. You ask your friends, family, and classmates. Is this a biased way to collect data? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

Yes, because you only asked people you know.

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No, because you asked a lot of people.

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No, because you asked people of different ages.

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No, because you asked your teacher.

Question 2

What tool is used to measure the weight of an object?

Accepted Answer

Scale

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Measuring tape

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Stopwatch

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Thermometer

Question 3

Which tool is more precise for measuring the length of a pencil: a ruler or a measuring tape?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

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Measuring tape

Question 4

Which of these weights is a good estimate for the weight of a car?

Accepted Answer

1,000 pounds

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1 pound

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10 pounds

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100 pounds

Question 5

What is the best tool to measure the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

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Yardstick

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Measuring tape

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Scale

Question 6

Which unit is used to measure liquid volume?

Accepted Answer

Gallons

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Inches

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Pounds

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Ounces

Question 7

To measure the length of a pencil, we use the unit of...

Accepted Answer

Inches

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Ounces

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Gallons

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Pounds

Question 8

Which tool is best for weighing an apple?

Accepted Answer

Scale

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Ruler

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Measuring cup

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Graduated cylinder

Question 9

How many cups are in 2 pints?

Accepted Answer

4

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1

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2

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8

Question 10

Which set of data is NOT continuous?

Accepted Answer

Favorite color

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Number of students in a class

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Height of trees

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Number of books read

Question 11

Why is it important to make sure your measurements are accurate?

Accepted Answer

To ensure your results are reliable

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To save time

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To impress your teacher

Question 12

Which of these is an example of continuous data?

Accepted Answer

Height of a tree

Accepted Answer

Temperature of water in a cup

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Number of pencils in a box

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Number of pages in a book

Question 13

Which measure is closest to the length of a paper clip?

Accepted Answer

1 centimeter

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10 centimeters

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1 meter

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1 kilometer

Question 14

When planning a fair data collection, which of these is NOT a good practice?

Accepted Answer

Only collecting data from people you know

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Asking a clear question

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Identifying possible sources of bias

Question 15

Which of these units is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Inch

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Foot

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Yard

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Mile

Question 16

In a line plot, each dot shows:

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A measurement

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An average

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A range

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A middle value

Question 17

In a pictograph, each picture stands for:

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A number

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A range of numbers

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A percentage

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An average

Question 18

When we find the mean, we add up all the numbers and then:

Accepted Answer

Divide by the total number

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Subtract the smallest number

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Multiply by the total number

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Square the result

Question 19

Which tool is best for measuring the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

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Balance scale

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Measuring cup

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Thermometer

Question 20

A bottle holds 1 liter of juice. How many milliliters is this?

Accepted Answer

1,000

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100

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10,000

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100,000

Question 21

Which of these is NOT a way to show information?

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Song

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Table

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Map

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Model

Question 22

You are comparing the heights of two buildings. One building is 120 feet tall, and the other building is 35 meters tall. Which building is taller, and by how many feet?

Accepted Answer

The 120-foot building is taller by 15 feet.

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The 35-meter building is taller by 15 feet.

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The buildings are the same height.

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I cannot determine which building is taller without more information.

Question 23

A rectangular garden has a length of 5 feet and a width of 3 feet. What is the perimeter of the garden? (Remember, the perimeter is the total distance around the outside of the garden.)

Accepted Answer

16 feet

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15 feet

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8 feet

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10 feet

Question 24

What is the best tool to measure the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

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Cup

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Scale

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Thermometer

Question 25

On a line plot, there's a dot at 5 and another at 8. How many spaces are between the dots?

Accepted Answer

3

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5

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8

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13

Question 26

Which of these measures how heavy something is?

Accepted Answer

Pound

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Gallon

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Celsius

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Inch

Question 27

What makes a pictograph special?

Accepted Answer

It uses pictures to show data.

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It shows data in a circle.

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It shows data in a table.

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It uses numbers to show data.

Question 28

What does a thermometer measure?

Accepted Answer

Temperature

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Volume

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Weight

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Length

Question 29

About how long is a football field?

Accepted Answer

100 yards

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1 mile

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10 feet

Question 30

Which of these units is used to measure the weight of objects?

Accepted Answer

Pounds

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Liters

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Feet

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Inches

Question 31

A bag of rice weighs 5 pounds. How many ounces is that?

Accepted Answer

80 ounces

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50 ounces

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25 ounces

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100 ounces

Question 32

Which of the following is the best tool for measuring the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

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Measuring cup

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Scale

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Thermometer

Question 33

A line plot shows the number of students in each class at a school. Which of these is an example of a data point on the line plot?

Accepted Answer

5 students in Ms. Smith's class

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The total number of classes in the school

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The average number of students in the school

Question 34

A bar graph shows the favorite fruits of the students in a class. What does the height of each bar represent?

Accepted Answer

The number of students who like that fruit

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The total number of students in the class

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The name of each fruit

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The average number of fruits students like

Question 35

A pictograph uses symbols to represent data. Each symbol represents a certain number of data points. What is the purpose of a pictograph?

Accepted Answer

To make it easier to compare and visualize data

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To display all the original data points

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To store large amounts of data in a small space

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To calculate the mean and median of the data

Question 36

A survey asks students to choose their favorite color. The results are recorded in a tally chart. Which of the following is the best way to represent this data?

Accepted Answer

Bar graph

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Line plot

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Pictograph

Question 37

Which of these is a measure of central tendency, representing the middle value in a data set?

Accepted Answer

Median

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Range

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Mode

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Mean

Question 38

Which of these is NOT a good practice when creating a line plot?

Accepted Answer

Using different scales for different data sets

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Plotting data points accurately

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Labeling the axes

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Using a title

Question 39

Which unit of measurement is used to measure the length of a pencil?

Accepted Answer

Centimeters

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Grams

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Milliliters

Question 40

A bag of rice weighs 5 kilograms. How many grams of rice does the bag contain?

Accepted Answer

5000

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5

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500

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50

Question 41

A bottle of juice contains 750 milliliters. How many liters of juice does the bottle contain?

Accepted Answer

0.75

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0.075

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75

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7.5

Question 42

Which type of graph is used to show the frequency of data?

Accepted Answer

Bar graph

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Scatter plot

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Line plot

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Pictograph

Question 43

A store sells apples and oranges. The following data shows the number of apples and oranges sold each day for a week:

| Day | Apples | Oranges |
|-----|--------|----------|
| Monday | 25 | 15 |
| Tuesday | 30 | 20 |
| Wednesday | 35 | 25 |
| Thursday | 40 | 30 |
| Friday | 45 | 35 |
| Saturday | 50 | 40 |
| Sunday | 55 | 45 |

Which day had the highest total number of fruits sold?

Accepted Answer

Sunday

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Friday

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Wednesday

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Monday

Question 44

A farmer has a rectangular garden with a length of 10 meters and a width of 5 meters. What is the area of the garden?

Accepted Answer

50 square meters

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25 square meters

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100 square meters

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5 square meters

Question 45

A box has a volume of 12 cubic centimeters. If the height of the box is 3 centimeters, what is the area of the base of the box?

Accepted Answer

4 square centimeters

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3 square centimeters

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9 square centimeters

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12 square centimeters

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?

Accepted Answer

Range

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Mean

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Median

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Mode

Question 47

The following data shows the heights of 5 students in centimeters:

120, 130, 140, 150, 160

What is the range of the data?

Accepted Answer

40

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500

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160

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120