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14 Cards in this Set
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What 4 things do measurements have in common?
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They all have a starting point, all go in a positive direction, the unit of measurement and the fact that no measurement is perfect.
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What countries use the English Standard of Measurment, or FPS system?
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United States, Great Britain, Liberia, and Burma.
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What does the FPS System lack?
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uniformity
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How hard is FPS to learn and use?
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very difficult
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What are the basic units of length, weight, and time in FPS?
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foot, pound, second (FPS)
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How many feet does 1 yard equal? How many inches?
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3 feet, or 36 inches
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How many feet are in 1 mile?
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5280 feet
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How many ounces are in 1 pound?
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16 ounces
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How many quarts are in one gallon? How many pints?
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4 quarts, or 8 pints
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What system is used by most scientists around the world?
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the metric system
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What does SI stand for?
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International System of Units
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The metric system is based on units of how many?
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10 units
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What are used with units to change their names to larger or smaller units in the metric system?
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Prefixes
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What is the formula for gravity?
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9.8 meters per second 2 (squared)
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