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Chem-Module 1
Question | Answer |
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Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space. |
Gram | The metric unit for mass |
Slug | The English unit for mass |
Newton | The metric unit for weight |
Pound | The English unit for weight |
Meter | The metric unit for distance |
Foot | The English unit for distance |
Liter | The metric unit for volume |
Gallon | The English unit for volume |
Second | The metric and English unit for time |
Meniscus | The curved surface of a liquid |
1 cubic centimeter is the same as... | 1 milliliter |
Accuracy | An indication of how close a measurement is to the true value |
Precision | An indication of the scale on the measuring device that was used |
Light is not... | matter |
Numbers mean nothing unless... | there is a unit attached |
The metric system's unit for mass is the | gram |
The English system's unit for mass is the | slug |
The Metric system's unit for distance is the | meter |
The English system's unit for distance is the | foot |
The Metric system's unit for volume is the | liter |
The English system's unit for volume is the | gallon |
The Metric system's and the English unit for time is the | second |
micro means | millionth |
mili means | thousandth |
centi means | hundredth |
deci means | tenth |
deca means | ten |
hecta means | hundred |
kilo means | thousand |
mega means | million |
1 cubic centimeter is the same as | 1 millileter |
Measure from the ___ not the ___ | 1, 0 |
Measure from the ____ of the _____ when using liquids | bottom, meniscus |
A significant figure is when it is.... | A non-zero A zero between to significant figures A zero at the end of a number and to the right of the decimal point |
12 inches equals | 1 foot |
3 feet equals | 1 yard |
5280 feet equals | 1 mile |
1000 mm equals | 1 meter |
100 cm equals | 1 meter |
1000 m equals | 1 km |
1 mile equals | 1.609 km |
1 pound equals | 16 ounces |
2000 pounds equals | 1 ton |
1 kg equals | 1000 g |
1 g equals | 1000mg |
1 kg equals | 2.205 pounds |