Conversions
Name each of the following
Which unit would you use?
General info about the SI
Definitions
100
5L=________dL
50
100
"g" is the symbol for which unit?
gram
100
Which unit would you use to measure the distance between Mrs. Fulford's classroom
meters
100
What are the three base units?
meter, liter , and gram
100
What is a way to describe the world with numbers?
measurement
200
500mm=___________m
0.5
200
"L" is the symbol for which unit?
Liter
200
Which unit would you use to measure the length of a sheet of paper?
cm
200
What does "SI" stand for?
International System of Units
200
The amount of matter in an object?
mass
300
1.58hg=____________cg
15800
300
"m" is the symbol for which unit?
meter
300
Which unit would you use to measure the distance from Geneva to Dothan?
km
300
What is the SI unit for temperature?
Kelvin or Celsius
300
The amount of space an object occupies?
volume
400
0.00345L=______________KL
0.00000345
400
What does "mm" stand for?
millimeter
400
Which unit would you use to measure the amount of water in a lake?
KL
400
What is the SI unit for volume?
Liters
400
The measure of the force of gravity.
weight
500
34.234dg=__________dag
0.34234
500
What does "dg" stand for?
decigram
500
Which unit would you use to measure the volume of a marble?
mL or cm3
500
What is the International System of units and why do we have it?
It is the world's most widely used system of measurement. We have it because of the need of having a system of measurement that is used all over the world. This makes it easier for scientists to repeat each other's experiments.
500
The measure of the average kinetic energy in the particles of a substance.
temperature
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