What is the freezing point, boiling point, and normal body temperature in the Celsius scale?
0 degrees, 100 degrees, and 37 degrees
100
What term describes a measure of the amount of matter of an object?
mass
100
What term describes the measure of how compact matter is, where mass is compared to volume?
density
100
What is a substance that can flow called?
fluid
200
What prefix means one-hundredth of a unit?
centi-
200
What is the freezing point, boiling point, and normal body temperature in the Fahrenheit scale?
32 degrees, 212 degrees, 98.6 degrees
200
What term describes a measure of the pull of gravity on an object?
weight
200
How do you calculate an object's density?
Mass divided by volume
200
What is an upward force in fluids that opposes gravity called?
buoyant force
300
What prefix means one-tenth of a unit?
deci-
300
What term describes the amount of fluid a container can hold when it is filled?
volume
300
What is the difference between mass and weight?
Mass stays the same; weight does change
300
If you had a substance with a mass of 15 grams and a volume of 5 cubic centimeters, what would its density be?
How does the density of the substance compare with the water's density?
3 grams/cubic centimeters; the substance is three more times as dense as water
300
What term describes to push aside?
displace
400
What prefix means one thousand units?
kilo-
400
How many grams in 1 kilogram?
1,000 grams= 1 kilogram
400
What is mass measured in? What is weight measured in?
Mass is measured in grams and kilograms; weight in measured in ounces, pounds, and tons.
400
If a brick has a volume of 100 cubic centimeters and a mass of 400 grams, what would its density be? How does the density of the brick compare to the water's density?
4 grams/cubic centimeters; it density is 4 times that of water
400
Why would adding air to a ballast tank cause a submarine to float to the surface?
Air takes up volume without adding much weight. This makes it more buoyant so the submarine rises to the surface.
500
Which unit of measurement, standard or customary, would you use to measure a baseball cap?
standard unit of measurement
500
How many ounces in a pound? How many pounds in a ton?
16 ounces= 1 pound and
2,000 pounds= 1 ton
500
How many milligrams are in 1 gram?
1,000 milligrams = 1 gram
500
If another brick has a volume of 100 cubic centimeters and a mass of 600 grams, what would its density be? How does the density of the brick compare to the water's density?
6 grams/cubic centimeters; its density is 6 times that of water
500
Complete this statement.
Huge steel ships have a shape that displaces a large amount of water. When the weight of this displaced water equals the weight of the entire ship, it ______________.