Unit Systems
The two unit systems we have talked about in class.
What are the metric and imperial systems?
A measure of how close a measurement is to the correct value.
What is accuracy?
The number of millimeters in 1 centimeter.
What is 10 mm?
The number of feet in 3.1 meters.
What is 10.2 ft?
The length of the TV remote in centimeters with a precision of one decimal place.
What is 16.2 cm?
The system of measurement used in science.
What is the metric system?
A measure of how consistent a measurement is with other measurements.
What is precision?
The number of grams in 5 kilograms.
What is 5,000 g?
The number of cups in 800 mL.
What is 3.38 c?
The width (left to right) of the light switch cover in inches with a precision of one decimal place.
What is 4.9 in?
The unit system that contains ounces, inches, and miles.
What is the imperial system?
How the accuracy of a measurement would be described if it is nowhere near the correct value.
What is low accuracy?
The number of hectoliters in 75 liters.
What is 0.75 hL?
The number of kilometers in 7,500 feet.
What is 2.29 km?
The length of the sandhill crane's beak on my bird poster in centimeters with a precision of one decimal place.
What is 1.5 cm?
The two reasons why scientists use the metric system.
What are easier math and widespread communication?
How the precision of an archer would be described every arrow hits the outer ring of the target around the same place, but not near the bullseye.
What is high precision?
The number of milligrams in 0.23 dekagrams.
What is 2,300 mg?
The width of North Carolina (503 miles) in hectometers.
What is 8,098.3 hm?
The mass of Madison's pink notecard ring in grams with a precision of one decimal place.
What is 3.1 g?
All 6 metric prefixes from the King Henry Slider.
What are kilo, hecto, deka, deci, centi, and milli?
The most precise measurement of the following options:
8.05 in, 8.2 in, 8.499 in, 8 in
What is 8.499 in?
The number of centiliters in 14 deciliters, divided by the number of BASE metric units we learned about in this class.
What is 46.7 cL?
The mass of 0.78 ounces of sugar in grams.
What is 22.2 g?
The mass of Madison's sunglasses in grams with a precision of one decimal place.
What is 34.1g?