What is Physical Science?
Why Scientists Measure
Using Metric Units to Measure Length
Area and Volume
Mass
100
The study of matter and energy
Physical Science
100
a known amount used for measuring
Unit
100
.001
Milli
100
The amount of space the surface of an object takes up
Area
100
basic unit of mass in the metric system
gram
200
The amount of material an object has
Mass
200
inches, yards, miles
Customary
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.01
Centi
200
formula of area
length x width = cm2
200
1kg = ______ g
1,000 grams
300
Two examples of matter
Answers may vary
300
milligrams, kiloliters, centigrams
Metric System
300
6 m = ____ mm
6,000 mm
300
equation of volume
length x width x height = cm3
300
10,000 mg = _____ g
10 grams
400
Two areas of physical science
Chemistry and Physics
400
One reason why scientists use the metric system
- Most common - Units of 10 - Easy to use - Etc.
400
.749 km = _____ cm
749 cm
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3 cm x 1m = ______ cm2
300 cm2
400
90 g = _____ cg
9,000 cg
500
Three tools that may be used to measure volume
Graduated Cylinder, Test tube, Beaker
500
Three units used in the metric system
Gram Liter Meter
500
2.45 m = _____ cm
245 cm
500
2 cm x 4 cm x .03 m = ______ cm3
24 cm3
500
80,000 g = _____ kg
80 kg
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