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Metric System
Measurement
Length, Mass & Volume
Density
Grab Bag!
100
This country started using the metric system as its scientific measuring unit and called it SI
France
100
This piece of equipment would be used to measure exactly 5mL of water
Graduated Cylinder
100

56km=____________m

What is 56000 meters

100
3.23 X 4 How many sig figs in the answer
1
100
How much space something takes up
What is Volume
200
The metric system is based on units of this number.
The number 10
200
This is the name given to the curve in the water formed in a graduated cylinder
What is the Meniscus
200

12cm=_________________m

What is .12 meters

200
Give one example of units of density.
What is kg/L g/cm3 g/mL
200
What units would you use to measure the mass of a blade of grass?
grams or milligrams
300

This is the basic unit for measuring length in the metric system

The Meter

300

This tool would be used to measure the volume of a liquid

What is a graduated cylinder, beaker or Erlenmeyer flask

300

This tool is used to measure mass.

What is a scale or balance

300
What is the equation for density
D=m/v
300

The amount of matter in a certain amount of space

What is Density

400
What number does the prefix kilo mean?
What is one thousand
400

What are the units for the volume of a solid regular object?

What is cm cubed

400

This is the basic unit for measuring volume in the metric system

What is the Liter

400

Density of a material is 3.5 g/ml. You measure volume as 3.0 ml. What is the mass?

10.5 g

400

Where is Ms. Schwartz from (Where did she live before PA)?

Chicago, IL

500

What are the metric units for weight (as we have learned so far)?

What are grams/Kg?

500

Describe the process for measuring volume of an irregular object

Answers vary

(What is water displacement? Put a measured amount of water in a graduated cylinder. Add the object. Find the difference between the original volume and the volume with the object. This is the volume of the object.)

500

Which will change when you go to the moon, mass or weight?

What is weight

500
An object has a mass of 6 kg and a volume of 3 L. What is its density?
What is 2 kg/L (or 2 g/mL)
500

A cup of gold colored metal beads was measured to have a mass 425 grams. By water displacement, the volume of the beads was calculated to be 48.0 cm3. Given the following densities, identify the metal. Gold: 19.3 g/mL Copper: 8.86 g/mL Bronze: 9.87 g/mL

What is Copper, 8.86 g/mL