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Metric System
Measurement
Length, Mass & Volume
Density
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100

The metric system is based on units of this number.

10

100

This piece of equipment would be used to measure exactly 5mL of water

Graduated Cylinder

100
56km=____________m
What is 56000 meters
100

What are the two measurements that are needed before you can calculate density?

Mass and volume

100
How much space something takes up
What is Volume
200

How many centimeters are in a meter?

100

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 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

The mass of an object is 36g.  The volume of that same object is 12mL.  What is the object's density?

3 g/mL
400

Which substances will float on water?

substance               density

    A                          4g/mL

    B                          0.4g/mL

    C                          18g/mL

    d                          0.9g/mL


What are B and D?

500

What are the metric units for mass?

What are grams

500

Describe the process for measuring volume of an irregular object

Water displacement

500
Which will change when you go to the moon, mass or weight?
What is weight
500

An object has a mass of 6 g and a volume of 3 mL. Will this object sink or float?

It will sink because its density is 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