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About SI
What about units?
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100
This means 1,000 times
kilo
100
This is known as SI
International System of Units
100
The SI unit for length
meter
100
This is used to measure length
Ruler
100
1,000 m=_______km
1
200
This means 100
Hecto
200
The International System of Units is based on multiples of
10
200
The SI unit for volume
cubic meter
200
Measures how long an event takes
A stopwatch
200
25 kg=____g
25,000g
300
1/100
Centi
300
Scientists all over the world use the SI system to
Compare data and share results
300
The SI unit for mass
Kilogram
300
Measures the amount of liquid
Graduated cylinder
300
100 ml = _____L
0.1L
400
1/10
Deci
400
The amount of space a substance occupies
Volume
400
The SI unit for weight
Newton
400
Measures the gravitational force on an object
Scale
400
50 cg=_____g
0.50
500
This means 10 times
Deka
500
The amount of kinetic energy a substance has
Temperature
500
The SI unit for temperature
Kelvin
500
This is used to measure temperature
A thermometer
500
1.35 hm = ______m
135 m
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