What is the Metric System?
Standard measurement system among scientists and the scientific community.
What is the standard unit of mass in the metric system (for our class)?
Kilogram
What is the formula for density?
Density = Mass/ Volume
Convert 23.3ml to L
.0232L
What determine a person/familys level of techonolgy?
Technology is limited by a family's basic needs
What is the standard unit of length in the metric system?
Meter
What is the standard unit of time in the metric system?
Seconds (s)
What are the two most common sources of error in measuring?
Human error and instrumental error.
Convert 4.9g to cg
490cg
What is one example in history of technology impacted society?
Teacher approval.
What is the standard unit for area in the metric system?
cm2 or m2
What is the standard unit of volume in the metric system?
What is a graph?
A visual display of data
Convert 1.4km to m
1400m
What are the three main advantages to the metric system?
Used globally, all units relate to each other, goes up by factors of 10
What is the standard unit for temperature in the metric system?
Kelvin (K)
When placing information on a graph, what axis do the independent and dependent variables go on?
x -axis: independent variable
y-axis: dependent variable
Convert 23cm3 of water to ml of water
23ml
What is the difference between Science and Techonology?
Science is an exploration process, techonology is the application of scientific knowledge
What is the proper measurement of the amount of water in the graduated cylinder below?
36 ml. You measure from the bottom of the curve (meniscus)
Describe in step by step detail how you could measure the volume of any irregularly shaped object.
Fill up a graduated cylinder with water. record the measurement. Put the irregularly shaped object in the graduated cylinder. Record what the volume increased to. Subtract the two recorded volumes and the remainder will be the volume of the irregularly shaped item.
If an object has a Density of 55g/cm3 and a mass of 110grams, what is its volume?
2cm3
Convert 4.7L of water to g of water
4700grams
What are three forms technology can take?
Any human made object
Any method or technique for making an object
Knowledge or skill needed to operate a human-made object
A system of people and objects used to do a particular task.