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This means how far something has traveled and it is a scalar

What is distance?

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The unit of mass in physics

What is the kilogram?

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You walk 20 meters West and then 10 meters East.  What is the total distance.

What is 30 m?

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The unit of force in physics

What is the Newton?

100

The name of the first satellite to orbit Earth.

What is Sputnik?

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This term is the change in position of an object

What is displacement?

200

The units for velocity in physics

What is m/s?

200

The three countries where the metric system is not used.

What is the U.S., Myanmar, and Lyberia?

200

The unit that is used for velocity in physics.

What are meters per second?

200

Quantitative amounts that are described by a number and a unit.

What are measurements?

300

The term in physics can be thought of as "speed with a direction"

What is velocity?

300

The temperature scale that begins at absolute zero.

What is the Kelvin scale?

300

In an equation, these are values that can change.

What are variables?

300

Density is related to the _____ and volume of an object.

What is mass?

300

The name of temperature scale where water freezes at 32 degrees.

What is the Fahrenheit scale?

400

This term is the rate at which the velocity is changing

What is acceleration?

400

The most commonly used units of temperature around the world.

What is degrees Celsius?

400

What is the name of the algebra symbol that means "change in?"

What is Delta?

400

The unit of power physics.

What is the Watt?

400

The SI unit for luminous intensity.

What is the candela (cd)?

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A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a base word to change its meaning.

What is a prefix?

500

Measurements made in feet, inches, and gallons.

What are US units?

500

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

What is matter?

500

The process of replacing a variable in an equation with a number.

What is substitutuion?

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The metric system is based on powers of ____.


What is powers of 10?