Unit Conversion
The metric equivalent of 10^3.
What is a kilo?
The amount of matter a substance contains per specific volume.
What is density?
The comparison of a dimension of an object or a substance to an appropriate standard, usually a calibrated instrument.
What is measurement?
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is matter?
The most abundant element in the earth that is associated with all things organic. My symbol is C.
What is carbon? What is C-12?
1000 millimeters.
What is a meter?
The formula for density.
What is D = M/V?
A known quantity that everyone agrees will be used for comparison when measuring.
What is a standard?
The two things that matter can be made of.
What are pure substances and mixtures?
Its name is helium. Its symbol is ....
What is He?
The exponential notation for Mega.
What is x 106?
A commonly derived unit to express density.
What is g/mL, g/cm3, or kg/cm3?
An evaluation of how exactly a measurement is made. A more precise measurement has more known digits than a less precise measurement.
What is precision?
A type of mixture that is uniformly blended.
What is homogeneous mixture?
A substance consisting of atoms which all have the same number of protons (atomic number).
What is an element?
Exponential notation micro.
What is x 10-6?
Given mass and density, the formula for the volume of a substance.
What is V = M/D?
An evaluation of the measurement error or an indication of how close a measurement is to its actual value. A smaller error means a more accurate measurement.
What is accuracy?
A type of mixture whose individual substances remain distinct.
What is heterogeneous mixture?
This element is essential for life and has an atomic number of 8.
What is oxygen?
SI unit for weight (mass).
What is kilogram?
A shiny 3-sided figure for remembering the formula for density.
What is the Golden Triangle?
The curved line of a liquid that one uses to read the measurement of that liquid.
What is a meniscus?
Pure substances are made up of compounds or ________.
What are elements?
This is made when two or more elements combine.
What is a molecule or a compound?