Vocabulary
Units of Measure
Math Time
Metric Prefixes
Miscellaneous
100
The amount of matter contained in an object.
What is mass?
100
The base unit for length in the metric system.
What are meters?
100
The volume of a box that is 3 cm long, 2 cm wide and 2 cm high.
What is 12 cubic centimeters?
100
1,000 units
What is kilo?
100
Tool used in science class for finding an object's mass.
What is a triple beam balance?
200
The amount of space an object occupies.
What is volume?
200
The base unit for mass in the metric system.
What are grams?
200
The number of millimeters in 10 centimeters.
What is 100?
200
One hundredth of a unit.
What is centi?
200
Tall, thin tube shaped container used for measuring the volume of a liquid.
What is graduated cylinder?
300
The force of gravity acting on an object.
What is weight?
300
The base unit for volume in the metric system.
What are liters?
300
The density of an object with a mass of 20 grams and a volume of 5 cubic centimeters.
What is 4 grams per cubic centimeter?
300
One thousandth of a unit.
What is milli?
300
Force that has a big effect on an object's weight, but none whatosoever on its mass.
What is gravity?
400
Matter that is tightly packed together has a high one.
What is density?
400
A unit of volume equal to a milliliter, but used for solid objects.
What are cubic centimeters?
400
The number of meters in 500 centimeters.
What is 5?
400
One tenth of a unit.
What is deci?
400
An object that has the same density as the liquid it is placed in will neither sink nor float and is said to have this.
What is neutral buoyancy?
500
The upward force that allows an object to float in water.
What is buoyancy?
500
The base unit for weight in the metric system.
What are Newtons?
500
The density of a box that is 1 cm long, 1 cm wide and 2 cm high and has a mass of 6 grams.
What is 3 grams per cubic centimeter?
500
One hundred units?
What is hecto?
500
Method for finding the volume of an odd shaped object that involves immersing it in water.
What is water displacement?
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