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39 Cards in this Set
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Kilo |
1000 |
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Hecto |
100 |
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Deka |
10 |
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Deci |
0.1 |
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Centi |
0.01 |
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Milli |
0.001 |
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Length/Distance |
How far away is something |
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Tools used to measure Length/Distance |
Meter stick, meter wheel, ruler, tape measure |
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Mass |
How much space something takes up or the amount of matter an object takes up |
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Tools used to measure mass |
Triple beam balance |
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Length/Distance is measured in what |
Meters |
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Mass is measured in what |
Grams |
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Volume (Liquid) |
How much liquid is there |
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Tools used to measure liquid volume |
Graduated cylinder, air piston |
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Liquid volume is measured in what |
Liters |
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Volume (solid) |
Amount of space something takes up, has a shape |
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Tools used to measure solid volume |
Ruler, measuring tape, meter stick |
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Solid volume is measured in what |
Meters cubed (3) |
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Temperature |
How hot something is |
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Tools used to measure temperature |
Thermometer |
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Temperature is measured in what |
Celcius |
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Time |
Rate of movement (How fast or slow something is) |
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Tools used to measure time |
Hour glass, clock, watch, sun, timer, stopwatch, moon, calendar |
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Time is measured in |
Millenium, hours, days, years, centuries, minutes, seconds, month, decade, millisecond |
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prefixes for time |
60 sec= 1 min 60 min= 1 hour 24 hour= 1day |
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Formula for volume is |
Length x Width x Height |
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Densitiy |
How tightly packed together are the molecules object |
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Formula for density |
d=mass/volume |
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Weight |
amount of gravity pulling on an object |
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Tool used to measure weight |
Scale |
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Units for weight |
Pounds, ounces, tons |
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Aristolte |
Invented the first classification system that separated plants from animals |
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Linnaeus |
Grouped plants and animals based on there structure Created naming system |
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Phylogeny |
How an organism changed over time |
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Kingdom |
First layered category where organisms are placed based on their characteristics |
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Species |
Smallest classification category Where organisms mate and reproduce |
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Genus |
A group of similar species |
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Binomial nomenclature |
(Lineaus) Two word naming system 1st word=genus 2nd word described organism |
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Dichotomous key |
Detailed list of characteristics including scientific names |
