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Today most scientists, in almost all countries use the International System of Units (SI units) as their system of measurement.
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Reason 1: helps scientists share and compare their data/ results
Reason 2: Another advantage of SI units is all units are based on the number 10; meaning they are
easily converted from one unit to another
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Length: the distance from one point to another
Basic SI Unit of length: meter Base unit symbol: m
Tool used to measure length: meter stick
Volume: The amount of space that matter occupies.
VOLUME OF A LIQUID
Basic SI Unit of liquid volume: liter
Base unit symbol: L
Tool used to measure liquid volume: graduated cylinder
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Volume of REGULARLY SHAPED SOLID OBJECTS
Basic SI Unit of solid volume: cubic centimeter Base unit symbol: cm3
Tool used to measure solid volume: meter stick To calculate solid volume: L x W x H
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Mass: is the amount of matter that something is made of
Basic SI Unit of mass: gram
Base unit symbol: g
Tool used to measure mass: triple beam balance
Volume of an Irregularly Shaped Object
Basic SI Unit: cubic centimeter
Base unit symbol: cm3
Tool used to measure volume of irreg. solid: graduated cylinder
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Water Displacement method:
Volume of liquid after object has been submerged - Original Volume of liquid in grad. Cylinder
Answer is volume of irregular solid object (cm3)
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Dora Example 48 mL -44 mL 4cm3
***BECAUSE 1mL = 1cm3
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Weight: is a measure of the force of gravity on an object
Basic SI Unit of weight: Newton Base unit symbol: N
Tool used to measure weight: spring scale
Mass DOES NOT change with location, weight DOES!
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Mass vs. Weight
Temperature: is a measure of how hot (or cold) something is. Specifically, the measure of average kinetic energy of the particles in
the object.
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Basic SI Unit of temperature: Degrees Celsius
Base unit symbol: °C
Tool used to measure temperature: thermometer
Time: the measure of a passing interval, from one event to another
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Basic SI Unit of time: second
Base unit symbol: s
Tool used to measure
time: stopwatch
Density the amount of “stuff” in a particular space - The density of room temp. water is 1 gram/ cm3
- An object will SINK in water if an objects density is greater than 1 g/cm3.
- An object will FLOAT in water if its density is less than 1 g/cm3 it will.
- Density = mass volume
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