2 Handling Numbers in Science (pt. 2) Flashcards
a new measurement system planned by French scientists
Metric System
the most widely-used system of measurement
Metric System
“The Great Monarch king henry drinks much dark chocolate milk” is a mnemonic for what?
Terameter, Gigameter, Megameter, kilometer, hectometer, decameter, meter, decimeter, centimeter, millimeter
modification in metric system with meticulously defined standards for all units
SI Units
done in 1960 by international agreement, resulting in the Systeme International d’ Unites (International System of Units)
SI Units
serves as a base unit in a system of measurement that is based on an object or event in the physical world
Fundamental Quantities
changing a unit of one measurement to a different unit but the quantity remains the same
Converting Units
systematic approach to problem solving that uses conversion factors to move, or convert, from one unit to another
dimensional analysis
ratio of equivalent
values having different units
conversion factor
ratio of equivalent
values having different units
equivalent ratios
base unit for time is what
seconds
distance between two points
length
base unit is meter
length
amount of matter in an object
mass
base unit is kilogram (kg)
mass
