Scientific Measurement

SI standard for mass

• gram

• kilogram

• hectogram

• milligram

SI standard for length

• miles

• kilometers

• meters

• feet

All the substances that make up the universe:

• mass

• matter

• meniscus

• metric

Tags

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The amount of space taken up by an object:

• volume

• mass

• area

• length

The distance between two points:

• longitude

• mass

• volume

• length

The amount of matter (stuff) in an object:

• fullness

• volume

• weight

• mass

How is mass different from weight?

• Weight depends on the force due to gravity

• Mass depends on the force due to gravity

How do you read a measurement in a graduated cylinder?

• At eye level, reading the top of the meniscus

• Looking at it from above

• At eye level, reading the bottom of the meniscus

• Looking at it from the bottom

How do you find the volume of an irregular shaped object?

• Length x Width x Height = Volume of Object

• Final Volume – Initial Volume = Volume of Object

• Length x Width = Volume of Object

• Final Volume + Initial Volume = Volume of Object

Why do we use the SI (Metric) System?

• To easily compare measurements and do calculations with those measurements

• To be like the rest of the world

• To be able to measure really large and really small objects

• To measure everything by tens