Metric Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
UNIT OF TEMPERATURE THAT IS COMMONLY USED BY SCIENTISTS
A
CELSIUS
2
Q
UNIT USED IN LAB TO MEASURE MASS
A
GRAM
3
Q
The SI unit for temperature, used in advanced measurements
A
KELVIN
4
Q
PREFIX ADDED TO METRIC UNITS THAT MEANS “1000”
A
KILO
5
Q
SI UNIT FOR MEASURING LIQUID VOLUME
A
LITER
6
Q
MILLI
A
PREFIX ADDED TO METRIC UNITS THAT MEANS “1/1000”
7
Q
NEWTON
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SI UNIT OF WEIGHT
8
Q
CENTI
A
PREFIX ADDED TO METRIC UNITS THAT MEANS “1/100”
9
Q
WEIGHT
A
MEASURE OF THE FORCE OF GRAVITY ON AN OBJECT
10
Q
TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE
A
TOOL USED TO MEASURE MASS IN THE LAB
11
Q
MASS
A
MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF MATTER IN AN OBJECT
12
Q
VOLUME
A
MEASURE OF THE AMOUNT OF SPACE AN OBJECT TAKES UP
13
Q
THERMOMETER
A
TOOL USED TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE
14
Q
SPRING SCALE
A
TOOL USED TO MEASURE WEIGHT
15
Q
GRADUATED CYLINDER
A
TOOL USED TO MEASURE VOLUME
