science Flashcards
si units of length
m, cm, km
how many mm in 1cm
10mm
how many cm in 1m
100cm
how many m in 1km
1000m
name instruments to measure length
- metre stick, ruler’
2 opisometer, digital map measurer
3 trundle wheel
4 vernier callipers, digital callipers
the si unit of mass
kg
what is an electronic balance used for
to find the mass
the si unit of time
second
the si unit of temperature
kelvin
what does SI stand for
the international system of units, the si system is a standard system
temperature is also measured in
Celsius, Fahrenheit
the units of volume
m3, cm3, mm3
how do you find the area of an irregularly shaped flat object?
graph paper
how do you find the volume of an irregularly shaped object?
1put water in a measuring cylinder.
2measure the water in the measuring cylinder.
3 Now put a stone in the measuring cylinder
4 measure how much the water level rises
how do you find the volume of a dig irregularly shaped object?
1fill an overflow can to the top.
2put a stone in the overflow can
3 collect the water that overflowed in a measuring cylinder.
4read the volume in the measuring cylinder.