Conversions
Convert 1m to dm
10dm
What phrase can you use to remember the units of the metric system?
King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk
Base Unit for lenght
meter
What tool would you use to measure the lenght of your pencil?
Ruler
The metric system is based on multiples of....
10
How many cm are there in a meter?
100
The amount of matter in an object
mass
What unit would you use to measure the length of a football field?
hm
How many mL are in 1cm?
10
What are the 3 base units? Mass, length, liquid volume
g, m, L
How many L in 1KL?
1000
The distance from one point to another
length
What unit would you use to measure the mass of a bee?
mg
What do scientists use to measure the volume of liquids?
Graduated cylinders
How many dkg in 450cg?
0.450cg
Convert 45Km to m
45000m
Base unit for mass
gram
What is a derived measurement/unit?
Units of measurement derived from the base units like cm3 or g/mL
Unit for volume of solid in the lab
cm3
What unit of measurement would you use to measure a can of soda?
dL or cL
Convert 98cL to hL
0.0098hL
The amount of space an object with measurable sides takes up
Volume
What is the unit for density of a liquid?
g/mL
How does one measure density?
mass divided by volume
Difference between precision and accuracy?
Precision is how close the measurements are to each other, while accuracy how close they are to a standard value (e.g. bull's eye)