Measuring Basics Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
Q
SI
A
international system
2
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metric system
A
based on the powers of 10
3
Q
units
A
an indicator of the type of measurement being used
4
Q
quantity
A
amount of something
5
Q
prefixes
A
the beginning of a word
6
Q
milli
A
1000 (10-3) thousandth
7
Q
centi
A
100 (10-2) hundreth
8
Q
kilo
A
1000 (10+3) thousand
9
Q
direct measurement
A
measuring directly
10
Q
standard
A
average
11
Q
indirect measurement
A
doing math to get a measurement
12
Q
derived measurement
A
doing math to get a measurement
13
Q
length unit?
A
meter
14
Q
mass unit?
A
gram
15
Q
temperature unit?
A
degrees celsius
16
Q
time unit?
A
seconds
17
Q
length tool
A
meter stick, ruler
18
Q
mass tool
A
balance/scale
19
Q
temperature tool
A
thermometer
20
Q
time tool
A
stopwatch
21
Q
volume unit?
A
cubic centimeter, liter
22
Q
density unit?
A
g/ml, g/cm squared
23
Q
volume tool
A
meter stick, graduated cylinder
24
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density tool
A
balance, graduated cylinder, meter stick
25
length
distance between 2 points
26
mass
the amount of matter in an object
27
temperature
how hot or cold
28
time
interval between 2 events
29
volume
amount of space taken by an object
30
density
amount of matter in a given amount of space
31
direct or indirect? length
direct
32
direct or indirect? mass
direct
33
direct or indirect? temperature
direct
34
direct or indirect? time
direct
35
direct or indirect? volume of a solid
indirect
36
direct or indirect? volume of a liquid
direct
37
direct or indirect? density
indirect
38
base unit
standard units
39
base unit examples
meters, grams, liters
