Metric Units
A known amount used for measurement
What is a unit?
The smallest unit of matter.
What is an atom?
The three most common states of matter.
What are solid, liquid, and gas (must have all 3)?
The metric unit that is 1/100 of a meter (as in there are 100 of these in 1 meter).
What is a centimeter?
The standard metric unit for length.
What is a meter?
Matter with 1 kind of atom
What is an element
Scientists use these to describe the appearance of atoms because they are too small to be seen.
What are models?
The metric unit for measuring the volume of regular solids.
What is a cubic centimeter or cm3?
The standard metric unit for mass.
What is a gram?
The part of an atom with protons and neutrons.
What is the nucleus.
An elements atomic number is the same as the number of these it has.
What are protons.
The unit of mass equivalent to 1,000 grams, used to measure people or large objects.
What are kilograms, kg?
The standard metric unit for LIQUID volume.
What is a liter?
A substance formed when 2 or more elements are joined together.
What is a compound?
Elements are arranged on this, and organized by atomic number.
What is the periodic table?
The tool used for measuring the volume of a liquid.
What is a graduated cylinder?
The standard metric unit for weight (NOT the same as mass).
What is a Newton?
A state of matter where particles shake violently at very high temperatures.
What is plasma?
This is the sum of an atoms protons and neutrons.
What is atomic mass?
The very tiny unit of mass that is 1/1,000 of a gram (most often seen in the dosing of medication).
What are milligrams, mg?