Metric System And Unit Conversion Flashcards
What is the unit of length
The meter
For distances longer than a meter what prefix do you add
Kilometer
1000 unit
How many meters are in a Centimeter
100cm in a meter
.01
Smaller than a meter
Millimeter
.001meters
1000milli meters in a meter
Smaller than centi
What is the unit for mass?
And what is mass?
Gram
The amount of matter in an object
What does weight equal
The force of gravity on an object
What is the unit for Volume?
And what does volume mean?
The unit for volume is liter
And volume is the amount of space something takes up
What is the millimeter (.001) equal too
Cubic centimeter cm^3
Because volume is 3-D
What is the combination of mass and volume?
Density
What is density
How tightly packed the particles of an object are?
Exp Solid liquid gas
Things that are less dense float on things that are more dense
Exp bubbles
What is the density formula?
D=mass\ volume
D=g/ cm3 or mL
So D= g/cm3 or mL
Celsius to kelvin
0 celcius = 273K
Nano (n)
10^-9
.000,000,001
Micro 4
10^-6
.000,001
Milli (m)
.001
10^-3