Measure Flashcards
Define a centimeter:
A centimeter is 100th of a metre.
Define a meter:
A meter is a unit of measurement designing length decided in the beginning of the 19th century. The measure became more precise with the advance of technology, but it was first officially declared as being 1 000 000 000th
(one billionth) of the line representing the distance between the North Pole and the Equator that was perpendicular (made a right angle with) to the Equator and that passed by Paris, the city that decided this.
Define a gram:
A gram is a unit of measurement for designing weight decided in the beginning of the 19th century. It was decided as being the weight of a cube of water measuring 1cm (centimeter).
Define a second:
The second is a unit of measurement for designing time. It was also made in the 19th century. It was decided as being the time it took for a pendulum measuring 1 m (meter) and weighed down by a weight of 1 kg (kilogram) to swing back or forth.
What is called (proportional to a meter)
- 1/10
- 1/100
- 1/1000
- 10
- 100
- 1000
- decimeter
- centimeter
- millimeter
- decameter
- hectameter
- kilometer
What is called (proportional to a gram):
- 1/10
- 1/100
- 1/1000
- 10
- 100
- 1000
- decigram
- centigram
- milligram
- decagram
- hectagram
- kilogram
What is called (proportional to a second):
- 60
- 3600
- 86 400
- 5 184 000
- 62 208 000
- minute
- hour (60 minutes)
- day (24 hours)
- month (about 30 days)
- year (12 months)
How do you add time?
Like any normal addition, but in two parts.
Ex:2h30min+3h45min
2 30
+ 3 45
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5 75 More than 60 min?
+ 1 - 60 Take away 60 and add one hour
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6 15 2h30min+3h45min=6h15min
How many cm squared are in a dm squared?
100
With squares, there are 100 mm squared in a cm squared, 100 cm squared in a dm squared, 10 000 mm squared in a dm squared…
