Metric II

Question 1

origional meter

Answer 1

.001 of the distance from the north pole - equator

Question 2

SI

Answer 2

international system

Question 3

basis for time

Answer 3

1967 atomic clock

energy DIFF of two lowest energy states of cesium atom

Question 4

Mass

Answer 4

kilogram

Question 5

length

Answer 5

meter

measures from pt A - pt B

Question 6

time

Answer 6

second

Question 7

atto

Answer 7

a 10 -18

Question 8

femto

Answer 8

f 10 -15

Question 9

pico

Answer 9

p 10 -12

Question 10

nano

Answer 10

n 10 -9

Question 11

micro

Answer 11

u (mew) 10 -6

Question 12

milli

Answer 12

m 10 -3

Question 13

centi

Answer 13

c 10-2

Question 14

kilo

Answer 14

k 10 3

Question 15

mega

Answer 15

M 10 6

Question 16

giga

Answer 16

G 10 9

Question 17

tera

Answer 17

T 10 12

Question 18

peta

Answer 18

P 10 15

Question 19

exa

Answer 19

E 10 18

Question 20

meter is slightly longer than a

Answer 20

yard

Question 21

1 m = ___ cm

Answer 21

100 cm

Question 22

1 m = ___ mm

Answer 22

1000 mm

Question 23

1 m = ___ um

Answer 23

1,000,000 um

mew
micrometers

Question 24

1 m = ___nm

Answer 24

1,000,000,000

nanometers

Question 25

1000 m =

Answer 25

1 km

Question 26

1 m = 10,000,000,000

Answer 26

angstroms

Question 27

liter

Answer 27

L (bit more than a quart) measures volume how much space an obj takes up

Question 28

1 L = ___ ml or ____

Answer 28

1000 ml 1000 cubic cm

Question 29

unit measuring liquid volume

Answer 29

liters | mililiters

Question 30

unit measuring solid volume

Answer 30

cubic cm | cc

Question 31

unit measuring mass

Answer 31

kg

Question 32

mass is

Answer 32

the amount of matter in an object

Question 33

kilogram = ___ lbs

Answer 33

2.2

Question 34

mass of large obj

Answer 34

kg

Question 35

mass of small obj

Answer 35

gram

Question 36

mass of smaller obj

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mg milli-gram one thousands of a gram

Question 37

density

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how much mass is in a given volume of an object mass per unit volume of an object

Question 38

formula to find density

Answer 38

density = mass / volume

Question 39

unit of measure for temperature

Answer 39

celsius 100 ^ boiling point 0^ freezing room temp 21^ norm body temp 37^

Question 40

in a conversion fraction the numerator always ___ the denominator so the fraction always equals ___

Answer 40

= | 1

Question 41

to convert one metric unit to another you must

Answer 41

multipy the given value by the conversion factor

Question 42

to convert you place units to be converted in what part of the fraction

Answer 42

denominator = units to be converted

Question 43

steps of dimensional analysis

Answer 43

id given units / units to be converted create a conversion factor denominator of conversion factor is the same unit that is to be converted cross multiply so that units to be converted ends up as the numerator

Question 44

what two liquids are commonly used in thermometer

Answer 44

:) | alcohol or mercury

Question 45

meniscus

Answer 45

curve of liquid in graduated cylinder - point at which liquid is measured mm

Question 46

general properties of matter

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mass weight volume density

Question 47

mass can also be described as

Answer 47

inertia

Question 48

inertia

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resistance of an object to changes in its motion Galileo

Question 49

weight

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exists because of objects mass, responce of the objects gravitational pull

Question 50

units to express density

Answer 50

g / cc g/ mL