Common Prefixes
Metric system
Misc measurement
Volume
Graphs
100
the prefix meaning 1,000
What is kilo?
100
the measurement system used by modern scientists?
What is the International Systems of Units (SI)
100
the tool that measures mass by comparing the mass of the object you are measuring to a known mass
What is a balance?
100
the amount of space an object takes up
What is volume?
100
the kind of graph used to display data to show how one variable changes in response to another variable
What is a line graph?
200
the prefix for 0.001
What is milli-?
200
system of measurement based on the number 10
What is the metric system?
200
the measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
What is weight?
200
the unit of measure of a liquid
What is a liter?
200
"picture of your data"
What is a graph?
300
the prefix for 0.1?
What is deci-?
300
the basic unit of length in the SI system
What is a meter?
300
a kind of solid that measure its volume by immersing the object in water
What is an irregular solid?
300
the curve of the top surface of the water in a graduated cylinder
What is the meniscus?
300
the horizontal axis on a graph
What is the X axis?
400
the prefix meaning 0.01?
What is centi-?
400
a tool used to measure length which is divided into centimeters
What is the metric ruler?
400
a measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume
What is density?
400
the unit of measure used for the volume of rectangular solids
What is a cubic centimeter?
400
a smooth line that reflects the general pattern of a graph
What is the "line of best fit"
500
the prefix meaning 100?
What is hecto-?
500
a measure of the amount of matter an object contains
What is mass?
500
formula for density
What is mass _____ volume
500
the formula for determining the volume of rectangular solids
What is length x width x height?
500
the point showing the location of the intersection
What is a data point?
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