Metric Measurement
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Metric Abbreviation. m | meter
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Metric Abbreviation. L | liter
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Metric Abbreviation. g | gram
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Metric Abbreviation. km | kilometer
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Metric Abbreviation. kL | kiloliter
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Metric Abbreviation. mm | millimeter
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Metric Abbreviation. mL | milliliter
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Metric Abbreviation. daL | dekaliter or decaliter
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Metric Abbreviation. cm | centimeter
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The "King Henry" saying helps us remember which metric prefixes? | kilo, hecto, deka, -- deci, centi, milli
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5m = ______ km | .005km
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5000m = _______ km | 5km
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5cm = ________ mm | 50mm
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60g = ______ L. *Look closely tricky... | You CAN'T do it! One measures volume the other mass.
You cannot switch base units...
You cannot convert grams to liters.
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674.56mm = ______ m | .67456m
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3.4dag = _______ dg | 340dg
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45kL = _______ mL | 45,000,000mL
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298g = ______kg | .298kg
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78cL = _______ daL | .078daL
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What is mass? | The amount of matter in something.
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What is mass and volume together? | Density
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What is volume? | The amount of space that something has or takes up.
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4kg = ______ g | 4000g
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9kL = ________ L | 9000L
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6km = _______ m | 6000m
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5kg = _______ dg | 50,000dg
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What is the measurement of the pull of gravity on matter? | Weight
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3mL = ___________ kL | .000003kL
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What is a meter? | A metric unit. It is used when measuring distance or length.
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What do you call the amount of space that something has or takes up. | volume
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Is a meter a piece of lab equipment? | No. It is a unit of measurement.
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What is mass? | How much matter something has... Or how much matter is in something.
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What is density? | Density is the mass of something compared to it's volume.
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What is weight? | The force or pull of gravity on matter... Or the force or pull of gravity on something.
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What tool is used for measuring force or weight? | Scale (Spring Scale)
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What tool is used for measuring mass? | Balance (triple beam, pan or digital)
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What is the base unit for time? | Seconds
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What is temperature? | The average amount of molecular movement in a specific area of an object.
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Moving from larger units to smaller units is the same a s multiplying. True or False | TRUE
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What is the base unit for temperature? | Kelvin
(But degrees Celsius is commonly used)
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What is the freezing point of water in celsius? | 0 degrees Celsius
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What is the melting point of water in celsius? | 0 degrees Celsius
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What is the boiling point of water in celsius? | 100 degrees Celsius
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What is a gram? | A metric unit of measurement for mass
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What is a meter? | A metric unit of measurement for distance or length or height or depth or width...
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*What is room temp in Celsius? | around 22 degrees Celsius
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*What is capacity? | The amount of available space inside something
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Are capacity and volume similar? | Yes, but not the same -they both have to do with space and size.
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The width of a coin is about as long as what metric unit? | a millimeter (mm)
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A paper clip has about the same mass as what metric unit? | A gram (g)
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Are mass and weight similar on earth? | yes -but very different when in space or other places in the universe!
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Are the melting point and freezing point for a substances the same? | Yes! Melting and freezing happen at the same temperature. It just depends which way the temperature is going.
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What tool is used to measure the amount of matter in an object? | A balance
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What tool is used to measure force? | A Spring Scale
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What is the abbreviation for dekaliter? | daL
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What is the abbreviation for kiloliter? | kL
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What is the abbreviation for dekagram? | dag
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What is the abbreviation for millimeter? | mm
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Can you convert meters to kilograms? | NO. They are different types of measurements?
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What is the mass of a 15kg object in outer space? | 15kg -of course!
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What is the weight of a 15N object in outer space? | Nothing...
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What is volume? | the amount of space an object occupies.
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What is mass? | the amount of matter an object has.
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What is the basic metric unit for weight? | newton (N)
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What is the basic metric unit for mass? | gram (g)
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What is the basic metric unit for LIQUID volume? | liter (L)
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What is the basic metric unit for SOLID volume? | cubic meter
or cubic centimeter
or any cubic metric unit of length
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Which measurement is constant (doesn't change) through out the universe - Mass or Weight? | MASS!
Weight will change with gravity!
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What is measured with a balance? | mass
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What is measured with a graduated cylinder? | Liquid volume
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What can you measure with a metric ruler or meter stick? | Distance, Length, width, depth, height, area and the volume of things like boxes and books!
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What has a greater volume, a beach ball or a brick? | beach ball
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What has a greater mass, a beach ball or a brick? | brick
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-Choose the correct word below An object can never have a (mass/weight) of zero. | mass
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dag | decagram or dekagram
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da- | deca or deka
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d- | deci
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How do you find the volume of a regular shaped object like a book or a box? | L x W x H
Length x Width x Height
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When do we use L x W x H ? | When we want to find the volume of a regular shaped object like a box.
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What tools are used for finding liquid volume? | Graduated cylinder
Pipette
Eye dropper
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Can a metric ruler be used to calculate volume? | Yes -If the object is a regular shape like a box or a laptop computer.
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What do Celcius and Kelvin measure? | Temperature
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What is temperature? | The average molecular movement of an area of matter.
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What prefix means multiply the base unit by 1000? | Kilo-
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What prefix means divide the base unit by 1000? | Milli-
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The bigger the unit gets the ________________ the number is! | smaller
1000g = 1kg
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What prefix is .001 of the base unit? | Milli-
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What prefix is .01 of the base unit? | Centi-
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What prefix is 1000 of the base unit? | Kilo-
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What prefix is .1 of the base unit? | Deci-
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What prefix is 10 of the base unit? | Deca- or Deka-
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