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Basic Measurments + more
Measurment basics
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Science
9th Grade
09/21/2015

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Mass
Definition
How much stuff is in something
Term
Weight
Definition
A force of gravity acting on an object
Term
150 pounds on earth, 150 pounds on Moon. True/false
Definition
False. Pounds depend of gravity, and there is less gravity on the moon.
Term
Grams in a Kilogram
Definition
1000
Term
Centimeters in a meter
Definition
100
Term
Millimeters in a meter
Definition
1000
Term
Feet in a Mile
Definition
1000
Term
Meters in a kilometer
Definition
1000
Term
Acres in a section
Definition
640
Term
1 acre = 1 Rod (16.5 feet)
if you bought land that was 20 rods wide and 1 mile long, how many acres?
Definition
40 Acres
Term
How much space a balloon takes up you would be finding...?
Definition
Volume
Term
A temperature at which all motion stops
Definition
Absolute Zero
Term
How were things measured before rulers/tm? What problems arose?
Definition
The kings foot, everyone's foot was different
Term
Boiling Point-> Celsius
Definition
100 degrees
Term
Freezing point -> Celcius
Definition
0 degrees
Term
BP-> Fahrenheit
Definition
212 degreees
Term
FP -> Farenheit
Definition
32 degrees
Term
BP Kelvins
Definition
373 degrees
Term
FP Kelvins
Definition
273 degrees
Term
Boiling Point of water is...
Definition
Lower here than in florida
Term
Is wood less or more dense than water? How do you test that?
Definition
Less dense. You test it by seeing if wood floats or sinks in water
Term
A measurement that shows how crammed together the atoms and molecules in an object is
Definition
Density
Term
Independent Variable
Definition
The thing I can change
Term
Dependent Variable
Definition
Something you can't change
Term
Control
Definition
How far something goes
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Constant
Definition
Something that needs to stay the same
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