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SI Units & Measurements
Question | Answer |
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Length | is the distance between two points |
Volume | is the amount of space something occupies (or takes up) |
Capacity | is the maximum amount that something can contain |
Weight | is the force exerted by the mass |
Mass | is the amount of matter in a solid, liquid, or gas |
Density | is the amount of matter in a given volume |
Temperature | is how hot or cold something is |
Time | the period between two events, or how long something lasted |
Standard Notation | the normal way of writing numbers |
Scientific Notation | a method of expressing a quantity as a number multiplied by 10 to the appropriate power |
Metric System of Measurement(SI system) | A worldwide system of measurement based on powers of 10 |
meter (m) | SI Base Unit for length (or distance) |
Standard System of Measurement | a measurement system used in the US, it is also called the Imperial System and Customary System |
gram (g) | SI Base unit for mass |
Newton (N) | SI base unit for weight (or force) |
Liter (L) | SI base unit for volume (or capacity) |
Kelvin (K) | SI base unit for temperature |
seconds (s) | SI base unit for time |
Ampere (A) | SI base unit for electric current |
Mole (mol) | SI base unit for amount of substance |
Candela (cd) | SI base unit for light intensity |
Meniscus | The curved surface of a liquid |