Metric Measurement Flashcards
Is a system of standard measurement that is used worldwide.
International System of Units or SI
How do you find the volume of a rectangular object?
Volume = Length x Width x Height
What is a measure of force or pull on the matter in an object?
Weight
What measures the amount of matter in an object?
Mass
What is the distance between two points?
Length
The action of immersing something in a liquid
Immersion
How can you find the volume of an irregular object?
Immersion
The amount of space an object fills
Volume
The SI unit for force is:
Newton (N)
What does time tell?
How long it takes an event to happen
What is temperature?
How hot or cold an object is
The amount of change in one measurement that takes place in a given amount of time.
Rate
What does weight depend on?
the objects mass
What is water displacement?
When you place an object in water and watch it float
What is Absolute 0?
The lowest possible temperature
The Kelvin scale starts at?
0 Kelvin or absolute 0 which is the coldest possible temperature.
Units of Measurement
What does a kilogram (kg) measure?
Mass
What does a meter (m) measure?
Length
What does a second (sec) measure?
Time
What are other measurements of time?
Hour or Minute
What is the ladder method?
KHDBDCM (King Henry Died by Drinking Chocolate Milk)
What is used to measure electric current?
Ampere (A)
What is used to measure the amount of substance?
Mole (mol)
What is used to measure the intensity of light?
Candela (cd)
Are mass and weight the same?
NO
