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science ch 3
science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is all measurable properties of matter and energy | dimensions |
| what is a known quantity that everyone agrees will be used for comparison when measuring | standard |
| what is any artificial device made for the purpose of refining extending or substituting for the human sense of measuring | instrument |
| what is the segment of a dimension assigned a value of 1 for measuring purposes | unit |
| what is the spacing of the marks on the instrument | graduated scale |
| what system was invented in 1779 by a Frenchman that consist of meters kilograms | metric system |
| 1km =______m | 1000 m |
| 1m=_______cm | 100cm |
| 1m______mm | 1000mm |
| 1L_________mL | 1000mL |
| 1kg_________g | 1000g |
| 5k about __________mi | 3.1 |
| 1.6km about _________ mi | 1 |
| giga | billion |
| mega | million |
| kilo | thousand |
| centi | hundredth |
| milli | thousandth |
| micro | millionth |
| nano | billionth |
| why are measurements never exact | human error weather damaged instrument scale isn't precise enough |
| how many sig digs is 506.0101kg | 7 |
| how many sig digs is 6 eggs | N/A |
| scientific notation 0.010mg | 1.0x10^-3 |