Metric System
This basic metric unit for length. its name comes from the root word: 'to measure'.
meter
one thousandth
milli
what is longer a yard or a meter?
meter
what tool do you use to measure mass?
Digital Scale or a 3 beam balance
5.3 kilograms = how many grams?
5300g
There are five of these base metric units for mass in a nickel.
grams
Largest unit of the following
kilo - centi - milli - deci
kilo
what is heavier a pound or a kilogram?
kilogram
Unit of measurement for temperature.
Degrees Celcius
3.4 liters = how many milliiters?
There are about four of these metric volume based units in a gallon.
Liter
what is the formula to find volume of a box?
length x width x height
what is bigger a gallon or a liter?
gallon
Name the 5 senses we use to make observations
Sight, Touch, Taste, Smell, Sound
750ml is how many Liters?
0.75 L
What magical number, which is also the base for logarithmic scales, is the metric system based on?
10
how do you find the volume of a heavy solid object that isnt a square?
water displacement in graduated cylinder
what is bigger a mile or a kilometer?
what is the name of the tool we use to measure volume of liquids?
graduated cylinder
how many meters is 150 cm?
1.5 meters
What might happen if some scientists building a satellite used metric units and some scientists used English Units?
1 kilometer= ?__millimeters
1,000,000 meters
what is bigger a milliliter or a cubic centimeter?
trick question they are the same.
A Guess based on observations about the past is called an __________________
A Guess based on observations about the future is called a _____________________
Inference, Prediction
7.4 cm = how many meters?
0.0074 meters