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Quiz 1.1-1.2
chapter 1 Quiz 1.1-1.2
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9th Grade
02/06/2014

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the straight line distance between 2 points
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length
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the amount of matter in an object
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mass
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the amount of space an object takes up
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volume
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the gravitational force exerted on an object
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weight
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SI unit for length
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meter
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SI unit for mass
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gram
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SI unit for time
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second
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SI unit for temperature
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Kelvin
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What non-SI unit will we use to measure temperature in the lab?
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Celsius
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How many millimeters are in a meter
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1000
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How many centimeters are in a meter?
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100
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How many decimeters are in a meter?
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10
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The meter is approximately the length of your ___.
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leg
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The decimeter is approximately the width of your ___.
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hand
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The centimeter is approximately the width of your ___.
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finger
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True or False. You should never put a hot object directly on the balance pan.
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True
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True or False. Your mass would be the same on the moon.
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True
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True or False. Your weight would be less on the moon.
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True
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What instrument would you use to measure length?
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ruler
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What instrument would you use to measure mass?
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balance
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What instrument would you use to measure volume?
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graduated cylinder
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Ability and willingness to assess claims critically and to make judgments based on the basis of objective and supported reasons
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critical thinking
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A series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions
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scientific method
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The scientific method is a set of rigid steps that must always be followed in the same order.
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False
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The first step in the scientific method is ____.
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Making observations.
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True or False Prefixes are used to make a base unit larger or smaller.
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TRUE
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What is one advantage of the SI System?
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Based on units of 10, only 7 base units,all scientists use it making communication easier
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How close a measurement is to the true value
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accuracy
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How close a set of measurements are to each other
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precision
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