Welcome to you General Science Quiz - Measurements

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1. What is the unit for measuring the amplitude of a sound?

A) Decibel

B) Coulomb

C) Hum

D) Cycles

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2. Reading of a barometer going down is an indication of

A) snow

B) storm

C) intense heat

D) rainfall

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3. Decibel is the unit for

A) speed of light

B) radio wave frequency

C) intensity of sound

D) intensity of heat

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4. One fathom is equal to

A) 6 feet

B) 6 meters

C) 60 feet

D) 100 cm

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5. Fathom is the unit of

A) sound

B) depth

C) frequency

D) distance

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6. distance

A) speed of aeroplanes

B) speed of light

C) Stellar distances

D) speed of rockets

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7. Very small time intervals are accurately measure by

A) White dwarfs

B) Quartz clocks

C) Atomic clocks

D) Pulsars

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8. One kilometre is equal to how many miles?

A) 0.84

B) 0.5

C) 1.6

D) 0.62

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9. kilohertz is a unit which measures

A) power used by a current of one ampere

B) electromagnetic radio wave frequencies

C) voltage

D) electric resistance

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10. One horse power is equal to

A) 746 watts

B) 748 watts

C) 756 watts

D) 736 watts

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