The Metric System
Science History
Terms & Definitions
100

The Prefix for 'Thousand.'

What is Kilo

100

This Greek philosopher's erroneous ideas about matter persisted into the late 1700s.

Who is Aristotle.

100

A force of attraction between atoms due to sharing or transferring of electrons.

What is a chemical bond.

200

The SI unit for length.

What is the Meter.

200

This man developed the first Atomic Theory.

Who is (John) Dalton.

200

Substances that undergo a chemical change.

What are Reactants.

300

A measurement always has these two parts.

What is a number and a unit.

300

This scientist created the 'Plum Pudding' model of the atom.

Who is J.J. Thomson.

300

An atom that has a positive or negative charge.

What is an ION.
400

The unit for temperature measurement most often used in scientific research.

What is degrees Celsius.

400

This scientist created the nuclear model of the atom in 1911.

Who is (Ernest) Rutherford.

400

A pure substance that contains two or more elements chemically joined in a fixed proportion.

What is a Molecule.

500

The Prefix for 'Hundredth"

What is 'Centi'

500

This model described electrons as orbiting around the nucleus at fixed distances, like planets around the sun.

What is Bohr's Model.

500

The ratio of a substance's mass to its volume is defined by this equation.

Density = mass/volume.

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