Science quiz #1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What does SI stand for? | International System of Units |
| 2 advantages to using the metric system | scientists all over the world can share data and it is based on the number 10 |
| meter | the basic SI unit of length |
| how many centimeters in one meter? | 100 |
| volume | the measure of the size of a body or three-dimensional space |
| What is volume measured in? | liters |
| What is the common formula for volume | length times width times height |
| How can you measure the volume of irregularly shaped objects? | water displacement |
| What is mass? | the amount of matter in an object |
| What is the basic unit for mass? | the kilogram |
| how many grams in 1 kilogram? | 1,000 |
| What is temperature? | the measure of how hot or cold something is |
| Do scientists use Celsius or Fahrenheit? | Celsius |
| What is Area? | a measure of how much surface an object has |
| What is the formula for area? | length times width |
| What kinds of units are used to measure area? | square units |
| What is density? | the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance |
| What are the units often used when measuring density? | grams/milliliters |
| At what temperature in degrees Celsius does water freeze? | zero degrees |
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