Question | Answer |
A measurement system based on the number 10 | The metric system |
Used to identify larger and smaller units or S I | International system of units |
A measurement of the amount of matter in an object | Mass |
Amount of space and object or substance takes up | Volume |
A measurement of the force of gravity acting on an object | Weight |
Measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume | Density |
This allows scientists everywhere to repeat experiments | Standard measurement |
What is the universal system of measurement called | The metric system |
The metric system is a system of measurement based on the number what. | 10 |
What does S I stand for | International system of units |
In the SI system the basic unit for measuring length is the | Meter |
For Lengths smaller than a meter CM and MM or used | Centimeter and millimeter |
What is used for measuring long distance | Kilometer |
Mass is a measure of how much -----------is in an object | Matter |
What is used to measure mass by comparing the mass of an object to known mass | Balance |
The basic unit for measuring mass is the | Kilogram |
What does G stand for | Grams |
What does mg stand for | Milligrams |
Weight is a measure of the force of ------------ acting on an object | Gravity |
What is used to measure weight | A scale |
The amount of space and object or substance takes up | Volume |
The basic unit for measuring volume | Cubic m3 |
What do you use cubic meters to measure the volume of | Solid solid |
What do you measure the volume of liquids | Liters |
Inverse the object and water and measure how much the water level rises to measure the volume of an irregular solid | Displacement method |
The measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume | Density |
In SI the basic unit for measuring density is | Kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m3) |
Scientists use the Celsius scale to measure what? | Temperature |
Another scale that something to sometimes use is called the---------------, The official SI unit for temperature | Kelvin (K) |
What is used to measure temperature | Thermometer thermometer |
Athletes may have their body volume measured to calculate their ---------------which can be used to determine their body fat percentage | Density |