Standard Units Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Physics | Branch of science dealing with matter and energy & their relation to each other. |
| Radiologic Physics | Physics pertaining to origin, nature & behavior of X-rays |
| Science | Systematic classification of facts |
| Scientific Method | Clarification of facts, study of their relationship & drawing of valid conclusion |
| Laws | Based on human experience, watching natural phenomena |
| Theory | Unified concepts of laws underlying certain natural phenomena. |
| Units | Quantity adoped as standard of measurement |
| Fundamental units | Mass, Length, Time (MALT) |
| Metric system | Used internationally; replaces SI system |
| Meter | Originally defined as distance between 2 scratches on bar of platinum |
| One Angstrom equals | 1/100 million |
| One Inch equals | 2.54 cm |
| Mass | Quantity of matter in a body |
| Weighing | Force with which the earth attracts the body at some given location |
| Kilogram | Weight of standard peice of platinum-iridium |
| Time | Measure of duration of events. |
| Second | Standard unit of time, defined as 1/86,400 of a mean solar day |
| Area | Measure of a given surface |
| Volume | Measure of capacity of a container. |
| Density | Mass per unit volume of a substance |
| Specific Gravity | Has no units; is ratio of any material to density of water. |
| Velocity | Speed in given direction. |
| Temperature | Measure of average energy of motion of molecules of matter. |
| Celsius Freezing Point | Zero |
| Celsius Boiling Point | 100 |
| Fahrenheit Freezing Point | 32 |
| Fahrenheit Boiling Point | 212 |
| C to F Formula | 9/5 (C) + 32 |
| F to C Formula | 5/9 (F - 32) |
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