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Chem-Module 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |