Measuring Basics Flashcards by Sofia Galvan | Brainscape

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SI

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international system

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metric system

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based on the powers of 10

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units

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an indicator of the type of measurement being used

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quantity

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amount of something

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prefixes

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the beginning of a word

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milli

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1000 (10-3) thousandth

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centi

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100 (10-2) hundreth

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kilo

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1000 (10+3) thousand

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direct measurement

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measuring directly

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standard

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average

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indirect measurement

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doing math to get a measurement

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derived measurement

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doing math to get a measurement

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length unit?

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meter

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mass unit?

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gram

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temperature unit?

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degrees celsius

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time unit?

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seconds

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length tool

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meter stick, ruler

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mass tool

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balance/scale

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temperature tool

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thermometer

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time tool

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stopwatch

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volume unit?

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cubic centimeter, liter

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density unit?

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g/ml, g/cm squared

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volume tool

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meter stick, graduated cylinder

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density tool

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balance, graduated cylinder, meter stick

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length

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distance between 2 points

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mass

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the amount of matter in an object

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temperature

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how hot or cold

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time

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interval between 2 events

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volume

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amount of space taken by an object

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density

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amount of matter in a given amount of space

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direct or indirect? length

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direct

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direct or indirect? mass

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direct

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direct or indirect? temperature

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direct

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direct or indirect? time

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direct

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direct or indirect? volume of a solid

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indirect

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direct or indirect? volume of a liquid

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direct

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direct or indirect? density

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indirect

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base unit

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standard units

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base unit examples

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meters, grams, liters