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| The study of anything that is or once was living |
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| studies the properties of matter |
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| the study of motion and force |
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| the study of the processes of the planet and space |
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| International System of Units - the modern version of the old Metric System |
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a measurement from here to there
unit is Meter
measured by a meter stick |
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the measurement of the amount of matter in an object
unit is Kilogram (grams are too small to be useful)
Use a balance to measure |
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a measure of how gravity affects mass
unit is Newton
measured by a scale |
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the amount of flat space inside a set of boundaries
to measure you have to combine two units of length
measured using a meter stick
Area = (Length x width units squared |
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the amount of 3D space an object takes up
solids:combine 3 units of length
liquids: use liters
liquids you would use a flask, beaker or graduated cylinder |
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a measurement of how fast atoms are moving; or in general, how hot or cold something is
measured in degrees; use a thermometer
Water boils at 100 degrees C
Water freezes at 0 degrees C |
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| a measure of distance that is 100 centimeters long, the standard for the Metric system and SI system of measurement |
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| SI unit used for measuring volume of a liquid |
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a standard unit of measurement for mass; usually kilogram is the standard as a gram is too tiny to be useful.
a gram is 1000 grams |
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| unit that measures temperature |
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| a tool that uses kilograms to find the mass of an object |
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| a scale is a tool used to measure how gravity affects mass |
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| add up all the data and divide by the number of data entries |
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| line up all the data in numerical order and pick the number in the very center |
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| the data entry that appears the most often |
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| length of a person's forearm (earliest known measurement) |
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| the system of measurement used most often in the United States (except by Scientists). Uses feet, inches, pounds, quarts, etc. |
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| a theoretical temperature where atoms STOP moving. No one has been able to reach it. |
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| a tool used to measure temperature |
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