The Metric System Chapter 1
What is physical Science!? Section 1
The Study of Matter & Energy WHAT IS MATTER? WHAT IS ENERGY?
Matter Anything that takes up space + has mass Mass is the amount of STUFF something has
ENERGY The ability to move objects or create heat What are some different types of energy?!
Chemistry Is the study of matter and how it changes
PHYSICS Is the study of energy and how it acts with matter
THE METRIC SYSTEM
Metric units What’re You measuring Base Unit Symbol Length Meter m Volume Liter L Mass Gram g Temperature Kelvin K Time Second s
Metric Prefixes Prefix Symbol Multiplying Factor kilo- k 1000 Hecta- h Deca- da 10 BASE UNIT -- 1 Deci- d 0.1 Centi- c 0.01 Milli- M 0.001 Metric Prefixes
Measuring length One Dimension- Measure Length Two Dimensions- Measure Length AND width Three Dimensions- Measure Length AND width AND height
Determine the Area of the Rectangle cm Area = Length x Width cm
Volume = Length x Width x Height Determine the Volume of the Rectangle Volume = Length x Width x Height