SI Units
Taking up Space!
Eureka!
Do you read me?
Sink or Float?
100

The MKS unit for distance.

What are meters?

100

Volume definition.

What is, "How much space something takes up?"

100
Density
What is a measure of the amount of matter contained by a given volume?
100
digital balance
What is a tool used to measure mass?
100

a substance whose density is 0.240 g/cm^3

What is float? (cork)

200

1 km in meters.

What is 1000 m ?

200

length x width x height

What is the formula for volume?

200
mass divided by volume
What is density?
200
graduated cylinder
What is a tool used to measure liquid volume?
200

Air has a density of  0.001205 g/cm^3

What is float?

300

1 L in mL

What is 1000 mL 

300

27 cubic centimeters

What is the volume of a cube that is 3 cm on each side?

300
Archimedes
Who defined density?
300

meter stick

What is a tool used to measure distance?

300
8 pound bowling ball in tap water, where the ball's density = 0.67 g/cm^3
What is float? pure water has a density of about 1 g/cm^3 tap water has a density of about 0.999 g/cm^3 both at 4 degrees C
400

The MKS unit for time.

What are seconds?

400

What is a gallon?

An American unit of volume.

400

1 g/cc

What is the density of pure water at zero degrees Celsius?

400
meniscus
What is the bottom of the bubble to read liquid volume in a graduated cylinder?
400
A 13 pound bowling ball with a density of 1.08 g/cm^3
What is sink? Its density is greater than that of water, so it will sink!
500

The MKS unit for mass.

What are kg.

500

The units on glassware for a liquid's volume.

What are mL?

500

A mass of 800 g and a volume of 80 mL.

What is a density of 10g/mL

500

stopwatch or clock

What is a tool used to measure time?

500

A bar of aluminum with a mass of 40g and a volume of 15 mL.

What is sink?
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