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Metric Base Units
Metric Abbrevations and Prefixes
Science Tools
Converting in Metric System
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The sky is blue
QL - qualitative
100
What are the 3 base units in the metric system?
Meter Gram Liter
100
What does m stand for?
meter
100
What does is used to measure the mass of an object?
Triple Beam Balance
100
1 m = ________ cm
100 cm
200
I am 161 cm or 1.61 m tall.
QNT - Quantitative
200
What does volume measure?
Amount of space an object takes up.
200
What does ml represent?
milliliters
200
What tool would be used to measure the length of the lab table?
meterstick
200
1 cm = ________ mm
10 mm
300
You make using your senses
QL - qualtitative
300
What does mass measure?
Amount of matter in an object # of atoms/molecules in an object
300
What does kg stand for?
kilogram
300
What tool is used to measure the volume of an object?
graduated cylinder
300
6.23 hg = _________ dg
6230 dg
400
Involve measurement or counting
QNT - quantitative
400
What does weight measure?
Pull of gravity on an object
400
What is the abbreviation for deca/deka?
da
400
What tool is used to measure the weight of an object?
Spring Scale
400
40 cl = ________ dal
.04 dal
500
Mass, Volume, Weight or Length
QNT - Quantitative
500
What do each of the base units (meter, gram, liter) measure
Meter - distance, length, width, height Gram - mass Liter - volume
500
Put the metric prefixes and base units in order from largest to smallest.
Kilo, hecto, deca, meter/gram/liter, deci, centi, milli
500
What unit does the spring scale measure in?
Newtons
500
1.2 mm = _________ km
.0000012 km