The Metric System
Scientific Experiments
Measurement
Tools
Prefix
100
measure of the amount of matter in an object
What is mass?
100
An educated guess based on observations and knowledge
What is hypothesis?
100
Used to measure mass
What is a triple beam balance?
100
Used to measure volume
What is a graduated cylinder
100
The meaning of the prefix kilo-
What is 1,000
200
The relationship between mass and volume
What is density?
200
Information collected during an experiment
What is data?
200
This measurement tool works like a seesaw
What is a balance?
200
Used to measure the amount of matter in a object
What is a triple beam balance
200
The meaning of the prefix milli-
What is 0.001
300
The formula for finding volume
What is length x width x height
300
Part of the experiment manipulated by the scientist
What is independent variable?
300
This is the basic metric unit for mass
What is gram?
300
Used to measure Celsius only
What is a thermometer
300
A example of the prefix hecto-
What is hectometer
400
Measure of the attraction between two objects due to gravity
What is weight?
400
Part of the experiment that stays the same
What is constant?
400
The amount of centimeters in a kilometer
What is 1,000?
400
Used to measure the length of a pencil
What is a ruler
400
The meaning of the prefix deci-
What is 0.1
500
Unit of measure for temperature
What is Celcius?
500
Left unchanged to provide a comparison
What is control?
500
Unit used to measure weight
What is Newton?
500
The tool used if your unit is newton
What is wieghting scale
500
The symbol that means deka-
What is da
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