Base S.I. Units
What is the BASE SI (metric) unit for measuring mass?
kilogram
What is the prefix for 1,000 of any base
Kilo-
What's the American unit for measuring the speed of your vehicle?
miles per hour (NOT m/h)
What's the symbol for grams?
g
What state was Mr. Clayton born in?
Colorado
What is the BASE SI unit for TIME (Metric)?
seconds
How many meters are in a hecto-meter?
100 meters
What's the American unit for measuring weight or force?
pounds
What's the symbol for "milliliter"?
mL
(case-sensitive)
Who is Mr. Clayton's favorite scientist?
Carl Sagan
What is the BASE SI (metric) unit for Distance?
meters
How many mL are in 1 Liter?
1,000 mL
Name three American Units for measuring distance or length.
Possible Answers: inches, feet, yards, miles, leagues, fathom, rod, furlong
What's does the first "m" in the unit "mm" mean?
milli
How many hours of sleep did Mr. Clayton get last night?
In the Metric System, what's the BASE unit for volume?
liters or m3
how many "centi"s are in a base unit?
100
ex. 100 cm = 1 m
What's a common American unit for measuring volume?
cups, gallons, ounces, teaspoon
What is the name of the unit "cg"?
centi-grams
Mr. Clayton's favorite animal (besides his cat)
Giant Squid
a cm3 is an equal measurement to what other unit?
ml (milliLiters)
Who is stronger, Mr. Hecto-Clayton or Mr. Deca-Clayton
Mr. Hecto-Clayton
What's the American unit for measuring temperature?
Fahrenheit
what is the symbol for milliseconds?
ms
The planet above YOUR groups desks in Mr. Clayton's classroom is..?
1. Mercury 2. Venus 3. Earth
6. Saturn 5. Jupiter 4. Mars
7. Uranus 8. Neptune