Honors Bio unit 2 Flashcards
What is volume
Volume is the space a given object occupies.
What is mass?
Mass is the amount of matter an object has.
What is temperature?
The degree of hot or cold of an object.
What’s bigger meters or grams?
Meters
How do you find the volume of a penny?
Pour some water into a graduated cylinder and observe the boundary between fluid and air. Then add the penny and see how high the meniscus got.
How do you find the mass of something?
Weigh it on a scale.
What is happening when an object gets hotter?
The kinetic energy of an object individual molecule increases and it moves faster.
What is the symbol for Milli?
m
What is the symbol for mirco?
It’s like a u with a tail in front.
What is the symbol for a nano?
n
What’s the symbol for a mega?
M
What is milli in multiplication factor?
10^-3
What is hecto in multiplication factor?
10^2
What is giga in multiplication factor?
10^9
How do you convert units of measurement?
You can change the decimal place or you can use dimensional analysis.