Metric Conversions

Question 1

What are the units we can use to measure length?

Answer 1

Kilometer, Meter, Centimeter, Millimeter
Mile, Yard, Foot, Inch

Question 2

What do the prefixes centi and milli mean?

Answer 2

Centi = 100th
Milli = 1000th

Question 3

What is Volume?

Answer 3

The amount of space and object takes up

Question 4

What units are used to measure Volume?

Answer 4

Gallon, Liter, Milliliter

Question 5

What is Mass?

Answer 5

The amount of matter and object has

Question 6

What units are used to measure Mass?

Answer 6

Metric Ton, Kilogram, Gram
Ton, Pound

Question 7

1 Meter equals . . .

Answer 7

100 Centimeters, 1000 Millimeters

Question 8

1 Foot equals . . .

Answer 8

12 Inches, 0.305 Meters

Question 9

1 Inch equals . . .

Answer 9

2.54 Centimeters

Question 10

1 Yard equals . . .

Answer 10

3 Feet

Question 11

1 Liter equals . . .

Answer 11

1,000 Milliliters

Question 12

1 Gallon equals . . .

Answer 12

3.8 Liters

Question 13

How can you measure volume?

Answer 13

Multiply lengthwidthheight
Use water displacement

Question 14

How do you use water displacement?

Answer 14

Final Volume - Initial Volume = Volume of the Object
Example: 900 mL - 300 mL = 600 mL ; 600 cubic centimeters is the answer

Question 15

1 Kilogram equals . . .

Answer 15

1,000 Grams, 2.2 Pounds

Question 16

1 Metric Ton equals . . .

Answer 16

1,000 Kilograms, 2,200 Pounds

Question 17

1 Ton equals . . .

Answer 17

2,000 Pounds

Question 18

What is density?

Answer 18

How much matter there is in a certain amount of space

Question 19

How can you find Density?

Answer 19

Mass divided by Volume

Question 20

How can you find Volume?

Answer 20

Mass divided by Density

Question 21

How can you find Mass?

Answer 21

Multiply Density times Volume

Question 22

What are the units for density?

Answer 22

Grams over Milliliters
Grams over Cubic Centimeters

Question 23

What is the density of water? How dense is gold and lead?

Answer 23

Water = 1
Gold = 19.3
Lead = 11.3

Question 24

What are the three Temperature Scales?

Answer 24

Farenheit, Celcius, Kelvin

Question 25

What is the freezing point of water?

Answer 25

0 degrees Celsius 32 degrees Fahrenheit

Question 26

What is the boiling point of water?

Answer 26

100 degrees Celsius 212 degrees Fahrenheit

Question 27

What is the formula for Kelvin temperature?

Answer 27

Celsius + 273

Question 28

What does 0 degrees Kelvin mean?

Answer 28

It is the theoretical belief that molecules will cease to exist because they would not move

Question 29

1 Mile equals . . .

Answer 29

5280 Feet 1610.4 Meters 1760 Yards

Question 30

What is the formula for degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius?

Answer 30

5/9(F-32)

Question 31

What is the formula for degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit?

Answer 31

(9/5C)+32

Question 32

What is the formula for degrees Celsius to degrees Kelvin? What is the formula for degrees Kelvin to degrees Celsius?

Answer 32

C + 273 = Kelvin K - 273 = Celsius

Question 33

How do you find the mass of a liquid?

Answer 33

Measure the mass of an empty container Measure the mass of the container with the desired amount of liquid in it Subtract the mass of the empty container from the full container

Question 34

What is the process in which we show our conversions? What does it mean?

Answer 34

Dimensional analysis - it means converting