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Mr. King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk Mix Nuggets

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A mnemonic device to help remember the metric prefixes in order.

  • Mr. (mega-)
  • King (kilo-)
  • Henry (hecto-)
  • Died (deka-)
  • By (base unit-)
  • Drinking (deci-)
  • Chocolate (centi-)
  • Milk (milli-)
  • Mix (micro)
  • Nuggets (nano)
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milli-

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SI prefix meaning 0.001

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The greek letter “mu” (pronounced “mew” like a cat might say)

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SI prefix meaning 0.01

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centi-

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A beaker contains 0.32 L of water. What is the volume of this water in milliliters?

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320 mL

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What is the definition of a derived unit?

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A mathematical combination of two or more units.

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Mix

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micro (x 10-6) (_)

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Correct symbol for the SI unit of temperature

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K (kelvin)

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kilo-

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SI prefix meaning 1,000

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SI system is based upon multiples of

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10

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A cubic centimeter is also known as either a cc or a ___________.

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milliliter

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mass

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amount of material in an object

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Arrange in order from smallest to largest. (cm, km, m, mm, nm

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nm, mm, cm, m, km

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cubic centimeter

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derived unit of volume

(its a cube with 1 cm sides)

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SI prefix meaning 1,000

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kilo-

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A measurement standard is defined as ____.

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the exact quantity people agree to use for comparison

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derived unit of volume

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cubic centimeter

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By

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______(x 100) (no prefix because this is the base unit like grams, meters, liters, etc) (by the way, 100​ = 1)

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Mega

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SI prefix meaning one million of (x 106)

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nano

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SI prefix meaning one billionth of (x 10-9)

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How many meters are there in 1,865 cm?

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18.65

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Mr.

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mega (x 106) (M)

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prefix kilo-

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1,000

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Temperature of absolute zero in Fahrenheit

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negative 459.4 (don’t memorize this, just know that it is really, really cold)

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The amount of material in an object
mass
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SI symbol for deciliter
dL
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Temperature of absolute zero in kelvin
0 degrees Kelvin
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Died
deka unit (x 101) (dk)
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King
kilo (x 103) ( k)
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SI unit that is used to measure time
second
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"IM DR" is a mnemonic device to help remember
(Independent variable = Manipulated variable) and (Dependent variable = Responding Variable)
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Drinking
deci (x 10-1) (d)
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Amount of space occupied by an object
volume
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SI unit of length
meter
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Define a "standard" as it is used in the term standard measurement.
An exact quantity that people agree to use for comparison
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mass per unit volume
density
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The SI unit that is used to measure time is the \_\_\_\_.
second
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Any SI unit can be converted to any other SI unit by multiplying by the appropriate ___________ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
conversion factor
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SI prefix meaning 0.001
milli-
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The prefix milli- means \_\_\_\_.
0.001
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Why is the unit for speed, m/s, a derived unit?
It is a mathematical combination of two or more units. (meters divided by seconds)
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"aka" means
also known as
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(Laws/Theories) are big usually developed by many scientists working over years or decades.
Theories
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micro
SI prefix meaning one millionth of (x 10-6)
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prefix milli-
0.001
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SI unit of time
second
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Graphs are visual representations of data that help scientists to detect _________ in the data.
patterns
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SI
worldwide system of measurement (**_S_**ysteme **_I_**nternational d'unites)
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dependent variable is aka
responding variable (IM DR)
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Milk
milli (x 10-3) (m)
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Henry
hecto (x 102) (h)
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Why is a cubic centimeter a derived unit?
It\_s a mathematical combination of two or more units. (cm x cm x cm)
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kilogram
SI unit of mass
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measurement standard
exact quantity people agree to use for comparison
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meter
SI unit of length
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The prefix kilo- means \_\_\_\_.
1,000
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A standard for comparison that helps to ensure that the experimental result is caused by the condition being tested
A Control
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Accuracy
How close a measurement is to the true value or even the accepted value.
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second
SI unit of time
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Chocolate
centi (x 10-2) (c )
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worldwide system of measurement
SI
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One benefit of the SI system is that it is \_\_\_\_.
based on multiples of ten
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Abbreviation for the International System of Units
SI
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"also known as" is often abbreiviated as:
aka
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SI unit of temperature
kelvin
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A box is 25 cm long, 6 cm wide, and 4 cm high. How many cubic centimeters of water can it hold?
600
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independent variable is aka
manipulated variable (IM DR)
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SI symbol for dekameter
dam (sometimes dkm)
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centi-
SI prefix meaning 0.01
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Mnemonic device for remembering SI prefixes
Mr. King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk Mix Nuggets
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**_M_**r. **_K_**ing **_H_**enry **_D_**ied **_B_**y **_D_**rinking **_C_**hocolate **_M_**ilk **_M_**ix **_N_**uggets
A mnemonic device to help remember the metric prefixes in order. * **_M_**r. (mega-) * **_K_**ing (kilo-) * **_H_**enry (hecto-) * **_D_**ied (deka-) * **_B_**y (base unit-) * **_D_**rinking (deci-) * **_C_**hocolate (centi-) * **_M_**ilk (milli-) * **_M_**ix (micro) * **_N_**uggets (nano)
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kelvin
SI unit of temperature
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Why is it so important for industrial countries to have a standard of measurement?
Measurements can be compared to each other.
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Nuggets
(x 10-9)
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Hanging Indent
A formatting style that helps bring visual clarity to a lab report. It is where the second line in a paragraph is indented to the right.
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SI unit of mass
kilogram
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nano
SI prefix meaning one billionth of (x 10-9)
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The correct symbol for the SI unit of temperature is \_\_\_\_.
K
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Temperature of absolute zero in Celsius
negative 273 degrees celsius
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"cc" stands for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
cubic centimeter (1 cubic centimeter is equal to 1 ml)
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1 mL is defined as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
a cube 1 cm on each side. (this is 1 cubic centimeter) or (1 cc) or (1 cm3)
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**metric base unit for mass**
gram
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**metric base unit for volume**
**liter**
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**metric base unit for length**
**meter**
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Hanging Indent
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**_M_**r. **_K_**ing **_H_**enry **_D_**ied **_B_**y **_D_**rinking **_C_**hocolate **_M_**ilk **_M_**ix **_N_**uggets
A mnemonic device to help remember the metric prefixes in order. * **_M_**r. (mega-) * **_K_**ing (kilo-) * **_H_**enry (hecto-) * **_D_**ied (deka-) * **_B_**y (base unit-) * **_D_**rinking (deci-) * **_C_**hocolate (centi-) * **_M_**ilk (milli-) * **_M_**ix (micro) * **_N_**uggets (nano)

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