All of the Following Examples Illustrate Measurement Except

question 69

Multiple Choice

All of the following examples illustrate measurement except

• A) Robert came in second out of ten competitors in the 100-yard dash.
• B) Thomas received a smiley face on his spelling quiz.
• C) Michelle's average in reading is the highest in her class.
• D) Jane earned 50 of the possible 55 points on a recent exam.

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Definitions:

Critical Mass

The minimum amount of fissile material needed to maintain a nuclear chain reaction for a nuclear explosion or a reactor.

Chain Reaction

A series of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reactions to take place, often leading to a self-sustaining sequence.

Transmutation Reaction

A nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom changes into a nucleus with a different number of protons, thereby changing one element into another.

Alpha Emitter

A type of radioactive decay in which an unstable atom emits an alpha particle consisting of two protons and two neutrons, thereby reducing its atomic number by 2 and mass number by 4.