Honors Bio unit 2 Flashcards

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1
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What is volume

A

Volume is the space a given object occupies.

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2
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What is mass?

A

Mass is the amount of matter an object has.

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3
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What is temperature?

A

The degree of hot or cold of an object.

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4
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What’s bigger meters or grams?

A

Meters

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5
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How do you find the volume of a penny?

A

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.

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6
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How do you find the mass of something?

A

Weigh it on a scale.

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7
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What is happening when an object gets hotter?

A

The kinetic energy of an object individual molecule increases and it moves faster.

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8
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What is the symbol for Milli?

A

m

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9
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What is the symbol for mirco?

A

It’s like a u with a tail in front.

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10
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What is the symbol for a nano?

A

n

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11
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What’s the symbol for a mega?

A

M

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12
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What is milli in multiplication factor?

A

10^-3

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13
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What is hecto in multiplication factor?

A

10^2

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14
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What is giga in multiplication factor?

A

10^9

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15
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How do you convert units of measurement?

A

You can change the decimal place or you can use dimensional analysis.

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16
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What is a factor?

A

Has to have labels. One amount of something equals another amount of another.

17
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What is one of the biggest unit of measurement?

A

Giga

18
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What is the smallest unit of measurement?

A

Pico