Metric System
This basic unit is named for the word root 'to measure'.
meter
one thousandth
milli
Cartesian divers sink when the overall ______ of the diver exceeds that of the surrounding water.
density
The most current name for the metric system.
International System of Units (SI)
What caused the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to collapse in 1940?
Wind
There are five of these base units for weight in a nickel.
grams
Largest unit of the following
kilo - giga - mega - centi - hecto
giga
An example of mass being gained during a chemical reaction
answers vary
Unit of measure for temperature.
Kelvin
What six colors come in a standard bag of milk chocolate M&M's?
Blue, brown, green, orange, red and yellow
There are about four of these based units in a gallon.
Liter
volumetric formula for a cylinder
Pi x r2 x h
Took over rule of France in 1799 and made the metric system compulsory.
Napoleon
What is the name of the sword of King Arthur?
Excalibur
What magical number, which is also the base for logarithmic scales, is the metric system based on?
10
The upward force determined by the mass of the displaced fluids by an object.
buoyancy
Measurement for amount of substance. Equivalent to 6.02x1023
mole
In what continent would you find the active volcano "Nyiragongo"?
Africa
What system, which name literally means 10's or 10th's, is the metric system based on?
The decimal system
Source of the mass loss in a single use chemical hand warmer.
Water
Measurement of luminosity
candela
1 gigameter= meters
1,000,000,000 meters