Chapter 1.2. Standards Of Measure

Question 1

What is mass?

Answer 1

Amount of matter in an object

Question 2

What is density?

Answer 2

Mass per unit volume of a material

Question 3

What is time?

Answer 3

Interval between two occurring events

Question 4

What is the system of measurement used worldwide?

Answer 4

International system of units (SI)

Question 5

What is length?

Answer 5

Distance between two points

Question 6

What is volume?

Answer 6

The amount of space occupied by an object

Question 7

Why is density a derived unit?

Answer 7

Because density is obtained by combining 2 SI units

Question 8

In SI how i length measured?

Answer 8

meter

Question 9

What is the symbol for meter?

Answer 9

m

Question 10

In SI how is mass measured?

Answer 10

kilogram

Question 11

What is the symbol for kilogram?

Answer 11

kg

Question 12

In SI how is time measured?

Answer 12

seconds

Question 13

What is the symbol for seconds?

Answer 13

s

Question 14

In SI how is electric current measured?

Answer 14

ampere

Question 15

What is the symbol for ampere?

Answer 15

A

Question 16

In SI how is temperature measured?

Answer 16

kelvin

Question 17

What is the symbol for kelvin?

Answer 17

K

Question 18

In SI how is the amount of a substance measured?

Answer 18

mole

Question 19

What is the symbol for mole?

Answer 19

mol

Question 20

In SI how is the intensity of light measured?

Answer 20

candela

Question 21

What is the symbol for candela?

Answer 21

cd

Question 22

On the metric conversion chart, what mathematical operation do you perform for each column that you move from left to right?

Answer 22

Multiply numbers by 10

Question 23

On the metric conversion chart, what mathematical operation do you perform for each column that you move from right to left?

Answer 23

Divide numbers by 10

Question 24

As you move from left to right across the metric conversion chart, how do you move the decimal?

Answer 24

Move decimal one space to the right for each column

Question 25

As you move from right to left across the metric conversion chart, how does the decimal move?

Answer 25

The decimal moves one space to the left for each column

Question 26

What is the symbol for micro?

Answer 26

u

Question 27

What is the symbol for nano?

Answer 27

n

Question 28

What is the order of units from largest to smallest on the metric conversion chart?

Answer 28

``` Kilo Hecto Deca “Unit” Deci Centi Milli Micro Nano ```

Question 29

What is the acronym for remembering the order of units on the metric conversion chart?

Answer 29

King Henry Died Unusually Drinking Chocolate Milk

Question 30

What is the SI prefix for deca?

Answer 30

da

Question 31

What is the SI prefix for deci?

Answer 31

d