Study guide Flashcards
0
Q
What is length?
A
How long something is end to end
1
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What is distance?
A
How far it is between two points.
2
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What is height?
A
How tall something is top to bottom
3
Q
What is a meter?
A
Standard unit for measuring length in the metric system
4
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Centimeter
A
1/100 of a meter (100 cm=1 M)
5
Q
Millimeter
A
1/1000 of a meter (1000mm=1 m)
6
Q
Kilometer
A
1000 m
7
Q
Capacity
A
How much liquid an object can hold when it’s full
8
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Liter
A
Standard unit for measuring capacity or volume in the metric system
9
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Kiloliter
A
1000 L
10
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Milliliter
A
1/1000 of a liter (1000 ml=1 L)
11
Q
Syringe, beaker, graduated cylinder
A
Tools for measuring capacity or volume
12
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Mass
A
How heavy an object is, how much it weighs
13
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Gram
A
Standard unit for measuring mass in the metric system
14
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Kilogram
A
1000 g
