Unit 3 Part 1 Flashcards
also known as celsius
centigrade scale
freezing point of water in Celsius
0°C
boiling point of water in Celsius
100°C
a system of measurement not accurate enough to be used for science, used for most measurements in the USA
English (imperial system)
temperature scale used in the USA
farenheit scale
freezing point of water in Fahrenheit
32°F
boiling point of water in Fahrenheit
212°F
a basic metric unit of weight
gram
a system of time based on a 12-hr system with am and pm differentiating between morning and afternoon
Greenwich time
a basic unit of volume
litre
a basic unit of length
meter
a system of measurement used by the international scientific community, as well as most countries in the world, including Canada
metric system
a 24-hr clock used by most health care facilities, expressed in 4 digits, eliminating confusion when documenting information
military time
the relationship between two substances in degree or number
ratio
1 kilogram =
1000 grams
1 hectogram =
100 grams
1 decagram =
10 grams
1 decigram =
1/10 gram (0.1 gram)
*move decimal 1 time
1 centigram =
1/100 gram (0.01 gram)
*move decimal 2 times
1 milligram =
1/1000 gram (0.001 gram)
*move decimal 3 times
1 microgram =
1/1000000 gram (0.000001 gram)
*move decimal 6 times
1 nano gram =
1/1000000000 gram (0.000000001 gram)
*move decimal 9 times
1 ml =
1 cc (cubic centimeter)
the physical measurement of how much an object weighs, regardless of gravity
mass