| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Metric System? | System of measurement based on the number 10. |
| What is SI? | International System of Units |
| What is length? | The distance from one point to another. |
| What is mass? | A measurement of the amount of matter an object contains. |
| What is weight? | The measurement of how much gravity force is acting on an object. |
| What is volume? | The measurement of how much space an object takes up. |
| What is a meniscus? | The curve at the top of the graduated cyinder. |
| What is Density? | The measurment of how much mass is contained in a given volume. |
| cm | centimeter |
| kg | kilograms |
| dL | deciliters |
| hm | hectometers |
| dag | dekagrams |
| mg | milligrams |
| What is the basic unit of mass? | Killograms |
| What is the basic unit of length? | meters |
| How are mass and weight different? | Mass is how much matter is an object contains and weight is how much force gravity is putting on the object. |
| What is the basic unit of time? | Seconds |
| What is a Conversion Factor? | An equation that shows how two units of measurement are related. |
