1.2 Study guide

Question 1

What is the definition of mass and unit for mass?

Answer 1

Mass is the amount of matter an object has. Measured in grams.

Question 2

What is the definition of volume and unit for volume?

Answer 2

Volume is the amount of space something takes up. It is measured in liters.

Question 3

What does the prefix kilo stand for?

Answer 3

Kilometers and 1000 of a unit

Question 4

What does the prefix centi stand for?

Answer 4

Centimeters and 1/100th of a unit.

Question 5

What does the prefix pico stand for?

Answer 5

Picometers and 1/1,000,000,000,000,

Question 6

Convert 1.7 grams to kilograms

Answer 6

.0017 kg

Question 7

Convert 1.7 grams to milligrams

Answer 7

1700 mg

Question 8

Convert 3.5 liters to mL

Answer 8

3500 mL

Question 9

Where do you measure volume?

Answer 9

The meniscus

Question 10

What is standard deviation?

Answer 10

A measure of variance from the mean.

Question 11

Do you want standard deviation to be smaller or larger?

Answer 11

Smaller. Smaller means the value is closer to the mean.

Question 12

What is the dependent variable and what axis does it go on?

Answer 12

The results or outcome of an experiment. Goes on the y axis.

Question 13

What is the independent variable and what axis does it go on?

Answer 13

The variable that is being manipulated. Goes on the x axis.