Language and Measurements Flashcards
(19 cards)
Biology
the study of life
zoology
the study of animals
ornithology
the study of birds
ichthyology
the study of fish
entomology
the study of insects
botany
the study of plants
microbiology
the study of small things view of a microscope
ecology
the study of organisms and how they interact with their environment
prefix
the latin or greek beginning of a word
suffix
the latin or greek ending of a word
metric system
a universal unit of measurement
length
the distance from one point to the next
volume
the amount of space that something takes up
mass
the amount of matter in an object
density
the distance between the molecules in a substance
temperature
a measure of heat energy in an object
graduated cylinder
the tool used to determine an object’s volume
meniscus
the curved surface of water
triple beam balance
a tool used to measure the mass of classroom objects
