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Mass
Experimental Design
Miscellaneous
100
What is the base unit for length?
The meter.
100
What is the base unit for volume?
The Liter
100
What is the base unit for mass?
The Gram
100
What do you call the variable that YOU change in the experiment?
Independent Variable
100
What metric length unit would you use to measure the length of the upstairs hallway here at school?
Meter
200
Name for 1/100 of a meter
Centimeter
200
What is a cubic centimeter equivalent to?
A Milliliter
200
Name for 100 grams
Hectogram
200
What do we call the group that we DO NOT run the experiment on?
Control Group
200
What metric volume measurement would you use to measure the amount of gasoline in a car?
Liter
300
How many centimeters are in 45 meters?
4500 cm
300
What do we call 1000 liters?
Kiloliter
300
Convert 55 kg to mg.
55,000,000
300
What do we call the variable that changes because we change something in the experiment?
Dependent Variable
300
What metric mass unit would you use to measure the mass of your dog?
kilogram
400
Convert 886 mm into meters.
0.886 meters
400
A jug of water can carry 2500 mL. How many liters is that?
2.5 L
400
Convert 2345.67 grams to mg.
2,345,670 mg
400
What do we call the aspects of an experiment that are kept exactly the same?
Constants
400
In which country did the metric system originate?
France
500
Your mom wants you to walk to school...she says it's only 2.5 km away. You don't want to because you know that is actually ____________ meters.
2500 meters
500
Convert 100,567.89 mL to liters. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
100.6 Liters
500
You are sending a package that weighs 1.34 kg. The cheapest postal rate is for 1200 grams or less. Does your package qualify? Why or why not?
No. Your package weighs 1340 grams, which is greater than 1200.
500
What do we call the group that we run the experiment on?
Experimental Group
500
In which year was the Metric System created?
1799