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Measuring With Scientific Units
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MEASUREMENT MEASUREMENT Measurement is in NUMBERS and UNITS. Most of the world uses the METRIC SYSTEM –B–Based on the ‘NUMBER TEN’ –B–Based on the METER
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MEASUREMENT: SYMBOLS Base quantityNameSymbol Lengthmeterm Massgramg Timesecondss electric currentAmpereA temperature Celsius oCoC amount of substanceMolemol luminous intensityCandelaCd
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MEASUREMENT: UNITS REVIEW: LENGTH METER: distance REVIEW: VOLUME LITER: Volume = length x width x height = cm 3
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WEIGHT AND MASS GRAM: mass & weight WEIGHT depends on WHERE YOU ARE IN THE UNIVERSE –C–Changes depend on GRAVITY Mass depends on THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF ATOMS –A–ALWAYS STAYS THE SAME
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TEMPERATURE AND TIME CELSIUS: temperature TEMPERATURE measures AMOUNT OF HEAT –W–WHAT IS YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE? –9–98.6 degrees Fahrenheit –3–37 degrees Celsius SECONDS: time TIME measures ORDER OF EVENTS
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DENSITY GRAMS PER VOLUME: density Density = AMOUNT OF MASS PER VOLUME = grams / milliliter = grams / cm 3 = MASS / VOLUME PURE WATER = 1g / mL LEAD = 11g / mL
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MEASUREMENT: PREFIXES PrefixSymbol Factor Number Factor Word kilok1,000 unitsThousand hectoh100 unitsHundred decada10 unitsTen Base unitm, g, L1 unitmeter, gram, Liter decid1/10 unitTenth centic1/100 unitHundredth millim 1/1,000 unit Thousandth micro 1/1,000,000 unit Millionth
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MEASUREMENT: PREFIXES king hector doesn’t buy dragons costing millions
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CONVERSIONS Conversions are easy because they’re BASED ON THE NUMBER TEN Just MOVE THE DECIMAL! Setting up the Divisions k h da base d c m 1,000 units 100 units 10 units 1 unit 1/10 unit 1/100 unit 1/1,000 unit
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CONVERSIONS k h da base d c m 1,000 units 100 units 10 units 1 unit 1/10 unit 1/100 unit 1/1,000 unit If you’re going from SMALL amounts to LARGE amounts, move the decimal TO THE LEFT 300 centimeters = 3.00 meter 56 liters = ______ kiloliters?.056 kL 82.3 milligrams = _______ decigrams?.823 dg
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CONVERSIONS k h da base d c m 1,000 units 100 units 10 units 1 unit 1/10 unit 1/100 unit 1/1,000 unit If you’re going from LARGE amounts to SMALL amounts, move the decimal TO THE RIGHT 95 grams = 95,000 milligrams 20.5 decameters = _________ meters? 205 m 6.82 liters =.0682 cL centiliters? Good job!682 cL
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