The Metric System
Area / Volume
Mass / Weight
Density
Vocabulary
100
This is the phrase we use to remember the order of the metric prefixes.
What is "King Henry Doesn't usually drink chocolate milk"?
100
This 2-dimensional calculation is equal to length x width.
What is area?
100
The value of this unit doesn't change, no matter where in the universe you are.
What is mass?
100
This song helps up to remember the formula for density! (Question must be SUNG)
What is "oh density, oh density, you're equal to m over v!"
100
The force that causes water to stick to other substances and move (upwards).
What is capillary action?
200
These are the three basic metric units.
What are meters, liters, and grams?
200
This three-dimensional calculation tells you how much space something takes up.
What is volume?
200
When gravity is pulling on an object, you can measure its...
What is weight?
200
This is what will happen if the density of an object is less than the density of the liquid around it.
What is it'll float?
200
The curve in water's surface caused by capillary action.
What is the meniscus?
300
A decimeter is equal to 1/10 of this.
What is a meter?
300
This is how we measure the volume of irregular objects.
What is displacement?
300
This is how you can figure the mass of an object that flows or rolls... like marbles or sand!
What is gross and net mass?
300
This is the density of water.
What is 1.0 g/ml?
300
The part of the experiment that the scientist CHOOSES to change.
What is the independent variable?
400
A kilogram is equal to one thousand of this.
What is a gram?
400
The units for volume of a liquid.
What is milliliters? (mL)
400
This is the units for weight in metric, named after a famous scientist.
What is Newtons?
400
These are the unit for the density of a solid object.
What is grams per cubic centimeter?
400
The force that causes a substance to stick to itself.
What is cohesion?
500
The prefix that means 100.
What is hecto?
500
This is the tool we use to measure the volume of a liquid.
What is a graduated cylinder?
500
In order to convert pounds to kilograms, divide the pounds by this number.
What is 2.2 kg/lb?
500
These are the tools you need to find the density of rectangular prism.
What are a ruler and a triple beam balance?
500
The conditions in an experiment that are kept the same.
What is control?
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