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Metric Staircase
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Volume
Density
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100
The prefix for 1000.
What is Kilo-?
100
Convert 3 L to mL.
What is 3000 mL?
100
We measure volume with this.
What is a graduated cylinder or ruler?
100
The formula for density is...
What is mass divided by volume?
100
The measurement of how much matter an object contains.
What is mass?
200
The prefix milli- means this number.
What is 1/1000 or 0.001?
200
Convert 8 km to hm.
What is 80 hm?
200
A block of wood is 5 cm long, 2 cm wide, and 2 cm tall. The volume is...
What is 20 cm cubed?
200
If mineral oil has a density of 0.87 g/mL and motor oil has a density of 0.95 g/mL, this liquid will float.
What is mineral oil?
200
We use this to measure mass.
What is a triple-beam balance?
300
The prefix for 100
What is hecto- ?
300
Convert 6.2 cm to km.
What is 0.000062 km
300
In a graduated cylinder, we look at the bottom of this to determine the volume.
What is the meniscus?
300
This can be used to show us the layers of liquids and help us determine the rank of most dense liquid to least dense.
What is a density column?
300
The part of a triple-beam balance that we move to find the mass.
What are the riders?
400
You can use a mnemonic device to help remember these metric system prefixes. (Give first letter only)
What is KHDBDCM?
400
Convert 642 dg to hg.
What is 0.642 hg?
400
A paperclip is placed in a graduated cylinder with 10 mL. The water rises to 14.2 mL. The volume is...
What is 4.2 mL?
400
If Ms. Yoder has a robot with a volume of 10 mL and a mass of 150 g, the density of the robot is...
What is 15 g/mL?
400
If the riders on a triple-beam balance measure 100 g, 10 g, and 2.9 g, the mass would be this.
What is 112.9 g?
500
The prefix deci- means this amount.
What is 1/10 or 0.1?
500
Convert 12.8 daL to mL.
What is 128,000 mL?
500
The unit that measures volume is this.
What is liter, milliliter, or cubic centimeter?
500
A cube has a length of 2 cm. The mass of the cube is 4 g. The density of the cube is...
What is 0.5 g/cm cubed?
500
The SI unit for mass is this.
What is kg?