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19 Cards in this Set
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Kilogram |
Basic unit of mass |
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Gram |
Basic metric unit of mass |
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Liter |
Basic metric unit of liquid volume |
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Centimeter cubed |
Metric unit of solid volume |
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Meter |
Basic metric units of length |
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Newton |
Metric unit of weight |
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Degree Celisus |
Metric unit of temperature |
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Kelvin |
The unit of temperature |
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Seconds |
The metric unit of time |
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Mass |
Amount of matter in an object, measured with a balance (usually a triple beam balance) |
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Weight |
Measured of a pull of gravity on an object, measured with a spring scale |
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Volume |
Amount of space an object takes up, liquid volume is measured in a graduated cylinder, volume is a irregular shaped solid object is measured with a graduated cylinder using water displacement method, volume of a regular shaped solid is measured with a metric ruler or meter stick using the formula V= L*W*H |
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Temperature |
Measure of the average amount of kinetic energy of the particles of a substance measured with a meter |
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Length |
Measure of a distance from one point to another, measured with a meter stick or metric ruler |
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Time |
Measure of how long it takes for an event to occur, measured with a stopwatch or clock |
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Meniscus |
Curved surface of a liquid in a graduated cylinder |
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Unit |
Amount used to measure something ( EX, meter,liter) |
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Density |
Amount of mass per unit of volume, calculated by dividing mass by volume |
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Derived |
Units obtained by combining other units |
