The Metric System
The metric unit of weight
What are grams?
The spinning movement of an object
What is rotation?
Common directions that can be used throughout the world; north, south, east and west
What are Cardinal directions?
the force of blood pressing against an artery
What is blood pressure?
a thin layer of solid rock that surrounds the entire planet
What is the crust?
The number of millimeters in a meter.
What is 1000 millimeters?
Areas used to determine if an object is in motion
What are Reference points?
The most northern spot on the planet
Where is the North Pole?
large pieces of crust that float on top of the mantle and fit together like a puzzle
What are tectonic plates?
The way scientists measure many different things in the world
What is the Metric System?
A measurement of how much energy is in an object
What is temperature?
The motion of an object as seen by a reference point
What is relative motion?
The distance an object moves over a period of time.
What is speed?
thick layer of Earth underneath the crust
What is the mantle?
The movement of an object around another object
What is revolution?
The distance of an object or its motion.
What is length?
occurs when the distance between two objects is changing
What is motion?
The change in motion of an objects velocity (speed or direction)
What is acceleration?
melted rock
What is magma?
Objects that do not move on their own.
What is Stationary?
the metric unit of length
What is the meter?
a push or a pull
What is force?
measurement of the speed and direction of an object
What is velocity?
Small tubes that transport blood throughout all tissues in the body
What are capillaries?
the metric unit of temperature
What are Degrees Celsius?