Unit 1-Basic Stuff

Question 1

What is Mass?

Answer 1

The mesure of the number of atoms in an object at a given moment.

Question 2

What is Weight?

Answer 2

The meausre of the pull of gravity on an object.

Question 3

Waht does the metric symbol m stand for?

Answer 3

Meter

Question 4

What does the metric symbol km stand for?

Answer 4

Kilometers

Question 5

What does the metric symbol cm stand for?

Answer 5

Centimeter

Question 6

What does the metric symbol mm stand for?

Answer 6

Millimeter

Question 7

What does the metric symbol g stand for?

Answer 7

Gram

Question 8

What does the metric symbol kg stand for?

Answer 8

Kilogram

Question 9

What does the metric symbol L stand for?

Answer 9

Liter

Question 10

What does the metric symbol mL stand for?

Answer 10

Milliliter

Question 11

What does the prefix “centi” mean?

Answer 11

1/100

Question 12

What does the prefix “milli” mean?

Answer 12

1/1,000

Question 13

What does the prefix “kilo” mean?

Answer 13

1,000

Question 14

What is the english system of mesurement?

Answer 14

An old system of mesurement that took centruies to develope thta was orginaly based on human feturs or human meserments. Only 3 cuntries use it.

Question 15

What is the SI system of mesurement?

Answer 15

The International System of Units establsihed in 1960. It’s the modern form of the metric system. It determians what base units are used for mesurement.

Question 16

What is a unit?

Answer 16

An exact quntity (#) or mesurement people have agreed to use for comparison. It is important so that countries can communicate meserments in bussines, science, or government with out missunderstandings.

Question 17

Is wieght a good mesurment?

Answer 17

Weight is a lousy mesurment in sicence becuase weight chnages due to your location.

Question 18

Is mass a good mesurement?

Answer 18

Mass is an exellent mesurement in science because mass does not chnage due yo location.