Metric System
Measurement
Length, Mass & Volume
Density
Grab Bag!
100
This country started using the metric system as its scientific measuring unit and called it SI
France
100
This piece of equipment would be used to measure exactly 5mL of water
Graduated Cylinder
100
56km=____________m
What is 56000 meters
100
3.23 X 4 How many sig figs in the answer
1
100
How much space something takes up
What is Volume
200
The metric system is based on units of this number.
The number 10
200
This is the name given to the curve in the water formed in a graduated cylinder
What is the Meniscus
200
12cm=_________________m
What is .12 meters
200
Give one example of units of density.
What is kg/L g/cm3 g/mL
200
What units would you use to measure the mass of a blade of grass?
grams or milligrams
300
This is the basic unit for measuring length in the metric system
The Meter
300
This tool would be used to measure the volume of a liquid
What is a graduated cylinder, beaker or Erlenmeyer flask
300
This tool is used to measure mass.
What is a scale or balance
300
What is the equation for density
D=m/v
300
The amount of matter in a certain amount of space
What is Density
400
What number does the prefix kilo mean?
What is one thousand
400
What are the units for the volume of a solid regular object?
What is cm cubed
400
This is the basic unit for measuring volume in the metric system
What is the Liter
400
Density of a material is 3.5 g/ml. You measure 3 g/ml. What is the percent error?
14%
400
Where is Ms. Marshall from?
Kansas City,Mo
500
What are the metric units for weight?
What are Newtons
500
Describe the process for measuring volume of an irregular object
Answers vary
500
Which will change when you go to the moon, mass or weight?
What is weight
500
An object has a mass of 6 kg and a volume of 3 L. What is its density?
What is 2 kg/L (or 2 g/mL)
500
A cup of gold colored metal beads was measured to have a mass 425 grams. By water displacement, the volume of the beads was calculated to be 48.0 cm3. Given the following densities, identify the metal. Gold: 19.3 g/mL Copper: 8.86 g/mL Bronze: 9.87 g/mL
What is Copper, 8.86 g/mL
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