Chap 2

Question 1

What’s the mass of an object?

Answer 1

The quantity of matter within it

Question 2

What is weight of an object?

Answer 2

A measure of the gravitational pull on a matter

Question 3

How many centimeters in an inch?

Answer 3

2.54 cm

Question 4

Tera

T

Answer 4

10 [12]

Trillion

Question 5

Giga

G

Answer 5

10[9]

Billion

Question 6

Mega

M

Answer 6

Million

10(6)

Question 7

Kilo

K

Answer 7

Thousand

10(3)

Question 8

Hecto

h

Answer 8

10(2)

Hundred

Question 9

Deca

da

Answer 9

Ten

10

Question 10

deci

d

Answer 10

Tenth

10(-1)

Question 11

centi

c

Answer 11

Hundredth

10(-2)

Question 12

Milli

m

Answer 12

Thousandth

10(-3)

Question 13

Micro

u

Answer 13

10(-6)

Millionth

Question 14

Nano

n

Answer 14

10(-9)

Billionth

Question 15

pico

p

Answer 15

10(-12)

Trillionth

Question 16

How many cm in a foot?

Answer 16

30.48

Question 17

How many pounds in a kilogram?

Answer 17

2.205 pounds

Question 18

How many litters in a gallon?

Answer 18

3.785

Question 19

How many inches in a yard?

Answer 19

36

Question 20

What is matter?

Answer 20

Anything that has mass and occupies space

Question 21

Submicroscopic particles that are the buildings blocks of matter

Answer 21

Atom

Question 22

Molecule

Answer 22

Two or more atoms joined to one another in specific geometric arrangements

Question 23

Solid

Answer 23

In solid matter. Atoms or molecules pack close to each other in fixed positions