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metric units
science equipment
Definitions of metric measurement
Vocabulary of experiments
symbols of the metric system
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What is the base unit of length in the metric system (SI)?
meters
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In the metric system, what instrument is used to measure LENGTH?
meter stick or metric ruler
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What METRIC unit is given to the amount of WEIGHT of an object?
Newton (N)
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What do we call "a scientific explanation for a problem; it is stated in an "If...then..." format?
hypothesis
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This is the symbol for "meters" in SI/metric system.
m
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What is base unit of volume in the metric system?
liters (for liquids); cubic centimeters (cc's) for solids
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What equipment is used for measuring liquid volume with the most precision?
graduated cylinder (and a pipette)
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What is the term used for "the amount of space that an object occupies?"
volume
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What is the variable that the experimenter chooses to change on purpose?
The independent (IV) or manipulated variable
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What is the metric symbol for milliliter?
ml
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What is the base unit of mass?
gram
300
What is equipment for measuring mass?
balance or triple beam balance
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What is the amount of matter that an object contains?
mass
300
What is variable that we MEASURE during the experiment? It gives us the "data" for our data table.
dependent or responding variable
300
What is metric symbol for kilogram?
kg
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What is the base unit of temperature (in metric)?
degrees Kelvin (or degrees Centigrade/Celcius)
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What equipment is used to measure temperature?
thermometer
400
What is the amount of energy in a system is called this?
HEAT
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What are the parts of the experiment that remain the SAME throughout the experiment?
constants
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What is metric unit for centimeter?
cm
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What is metric unit for heat called?
Joule (J)
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What can be used for measuring larger volumes of liquid?
beakers and Erlenmeyer flasks
500
What is the amount of matter per unit VOLUME?
density
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What is the part of the experiment that does not receive "the treatment" ?
control
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What is metric unit for grams?
g